A shared experience: an interdisciplinary professional doctorate in health and social care

McVicar, Andrew; Caan, Woody; Hillier, Dawn; Munn‐Giddings, Carol; Ramon, Shulamit; Winter, Richard

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“…Several reported fundamental changes to how they understood the research process, the development of research protocols, and the nature of the public health questions in which they were interested, again reflecting the experiences of others involved in multidisciplinary programs. 24,25 CARTA fellows have also found ways to communicate better to a wider range of disciplinary colleagues, in keeping with one of the key principles for nurturing multidisciplinary research. 6,7,26 We have not yet found a way to assess whether each PhD fellow gains sufficient breadth and depth.…”

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Building the capacity to solve complex health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa: CARTA’S multidisciplinary PhD training

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Egesah

Cole

et al. 2016

Can J Public Health

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OBJECTIVES:To develop a curriculum (Joint Advanced Seminars [JASs]) that produced PhD fellows who understood that health is an outcome of multiple determinants within complex environments and that approaches from a range of disciplines is required to address health and development within the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA). We sought to attract PhD fellows, supervisors and teaching faculty from a range of disciplines into the program. METHODS:Multidisciplinary teams developed the JAS curriculum. CARTA PhD fellowships were open to academics in consortium member institutions, irrespective of primary discipline, interested in doing a PhD in public and population health. Supervisors and JAS faculty were recruited from CARTA institutions. We use routine JAS evaluation data (closed and open-ended questions) collected from PhD fellows at every JAS, a survey of one CARTA cohort, and an external evaluation of CARTA to assess the impact of the JAS curriculum on learning. RESULTS:We describe our pedagogic approach, arguing its centrality to an appreciation of multiple disciplines, and illustrate how it promotes working in multidisciplinary ways. CARTA has attracted PhD fellows, supervisors and JAS teaching faculty from across a range of disciplines. Evaluations indicate PhD fellows have a greater appreciation of how disciplines other than their own are important to understanding health and its determinants and an appreciation and capacity to employ mixed methods research. CONCLUSIONS:In the short term, we have been effective in promoting an understanding of multidisciplinarity, resulting in fellows using methods from beyond their discipline of origin. This curriculum has international application. I n the complex world we live in, social, physical, historical, and other contextual factors impact on both the distribution and prevalence of disease and on the effectiveness of interventions to prevent or reduce disease.1-3 It follows that challenges in public health require a multidisciplinary approach. 4Effective public health researchers need to be literate in other research approaches and methods in addition to having a thorough grounding in their own discipline. They should understand that there are alternative ways of generating knowledge, and should have an appreciation of the theoretical basis to different research methods and the importance of matching methods to specific research goals. This requires familiarity with the philosophy of science (ontology and epistemology) and facilitates interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research approaches.Various multi-, inter-and transdisciplinary programs have been developed with the aim of enabling scholars to engage in collaborative research.5-7 Here we describe the development, delivery and process evaluation of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA), which aims to develop a critical mass of effective researchers in public health in sub-Saharan Africa. One impetus for developing CARTA, consequent on the scarcity ...

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Building the capacity to solve complex health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa: CARTA’S multidisciplinary PhD training

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Egesah

Cole

et al. 2016

Can J Public Health

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“…At that time author WC was surprised that he could find no publications in the nursing literature for an estimated 38% of nursing theses, but did not follow up his incidental observation. Similar to traditional PhD theses, there was interest in the range of new professional doctorate programmes offered in the UK10 and the knowledge base these might represent for healthcare. Many medical schools offer the experience of MD research to develop clinical academic careers, but there is a perceived need to improve the preparation of clinicians who undertake this degree 11…”

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How much doctoral research on clinical topics is published?: Table 1

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2012

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Research evidence associated with doctoral degrees is often left unpublished, across many settings. Sharing such evidence is a scientific and ethical duty. Supporting students in publishing preliminary work while they are still in doctoral programmes may be the most productive response. The large number of doctorates awarded in 'medical' disciplines every year represents a substantial investment in training and a resource for evidence-based medicine that should not be squandered.

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“…There is a significant amount of literature describing particular interdisciplinary doctoral programs (Copenheaver, Nelson, & Goldbeck, 2009;Coryn, Stufflebeam, Davidson, & Scriven, 2010;da Sousa Correa, Chornik, & Samuels, 2009;McGee & DeLong, 2007;Mcvicar et al, 2006;Rhoten, 2003;Rhoten & Parker, 2004;Skarakis-Doyle & Doyle, 2008;Stufflebeam, 2001;Sugimoto, 2010). This literature is focused on articulating current practices with varying degrees of description, reflection, and use of empirical data.…”

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Interdisciplinary doctoral research supervision: A scoping review

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Kinsella³

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This scoping literature review examines the topic of interdisciplinary doctoral research supervision. Interdisciplinary doctoral research programs are expanding in response to encouragement from funding agencies and enthusiasm from faculty and students. In an acknowledgement that the search for creative and innovative solutions to complex problems is best addressed through interdisciplinary collaborations, research-intensive universities are increasingly encouraging interdisciplinary projects and programs. The expansion of interdisciplinary research to the context of doctoral research may impact several core components of the doctorate: the enactment of the student–supervisor relationship, the process of forming and working with a supervisory committee, and the process and outcomes of doctoral research. In order to ensure that interdisciplinary doctoral supervision occurs in a positive and effective way, it is necessary to understand the distinct needs and challenges of interdisciplinary students and their supervisors, through scholarship about this phenomenon.

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A shared experience: an interdisciplinary professional doctorate in health and social care

Cited by 12 publications

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Building the capacity to solve complex health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa: CARTA’S multidisciplinary PhD training

Building the capacity to solve complex health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa: CARTA’S multidisciplinary PhD training

How much doctoral research on clinical topics is published?: Table 1

Interdisciplinary doctoral research supervision: A scoping review

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