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What is the professional identity of allied health managers?
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May Mak, KH and Kippist, L and Sloan, T and Eljiz, K, What is the professional identity of allied health managers?, Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 14, (1) pp. 58-67. ISSN 1833-3818 (2019) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright (c) 2019 Ka-Hi May Mak, Louise Kippist, Terry Sloan, Kathy Eljiz This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
DOI: doi:10.24083/apjhm.v14i1.219
Abstract
Objective: This paper explores the professional identity (PI) of Allied Health Managers (AHMs) and how their identity is typically constructed.
Methods: A qualitative research methodology utilising semi-structured interviews was employed for this research. Thematic analysis was used to extract relevant data from the transcripts.
Settings: The study was undertaken in five acute hospitals within one of the largest metropolitan Local Health Districts in New South Wales, Australia. A total of sixteen AHMs and deputy AHMs were interviewed.
Results: Three key themes identified were: PI of AHM, motivation of becoming a manager, and construction of their identity. Factors motivating AHMs to follow a management pathway were identified as being a natural progression and having interest in high-level decision-making. Despite AHMs sharing similar role conflict as the medical managers, they adapted to hybrid manager roles with minimal resentment. They also adopted to the hybrid manager role with a positive, realistic and flexible perspective.
Conclusion: Despite facing role conflict as a hybrid-professional-manager, AHMs manage the transition from clinicians to managers with a positive approach. This indicates that AHMs may require certain skills or characteristics to successfully construct their PI.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | professional identity, managers, allied health, health professionals |
Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Health services and systems |
Research Field: | Health services and systems not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Evaluation of health and support services |
Objective Field: | Evaluation of health and support services not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Eljiz, K (Dr Kathy Eljiz) |
ID Code: | 132024 |
Year Published: | 2019 |
Deposited By: | Australian Institute of Health Service Management |
Deposited On: | 2019-04-17 |
Last Modified: | 2020-05-05 |
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