6: From student to staff: managing the transition

In this episode, Sam Pullan from Nursing and Professor Richard Fuller from Medicine discuss the challenges of starting a new role in the NHS and strategies that can help you to adjust.

Richard talked about research by Sue Kilminster and colleagues about critically intensive learning periods: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21916940/
and Michael Eraut’s work on tacit knowledge: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10765570/

This paper by Judy Duchscher explains a theoretical framework of transition shock: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19183235/

Other resources that may be helpful are:

Sam Pullan’s fantastic lecture of top tips for starting a new job https://padlet.com/vcthorn/n4jo7z6stp9w;

The ‘Class of Corona’ podcast http://classofcorona.podbean.com/;

BMJ Learning webinar “Prepare for practise: Student to doctor” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5ui5d5R-oA

Brené Brown’s podcast episode on “FFTs” https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-on-ffts/