Abbreviated coding frame
| Theme* | Description | Subthemes |
|---|---|---|
| Time to develop | Extra time to develop valuable skills and gain experiences compared with conventional year one core/specialist pathways | Exposure in different specialties |
| Gaining a wider perspective | ||
| Integration between specialties | ||
| Questioning links between specialties | ||
| Developing transferrable skills | The development of professional and transferrable skills during the programme | Taking initiative/responsibility |
| Negotiation and compromise | ||
| Developing a different mind-set | ||
| Flexibility | ||
| Managing deficits | ||
| Identity | Issues to do with trainees' identity, how they relate to those on traditional pathways, and feelings of belongingness and exclusion | Isolation |
| Fitting in and transition | ||
| Needing to justify | ||
| Bigger problem for second cohort | ||
| Getting special treatment | ||
| Guilt and anxiety | ||
| Benefits to BBT trainees | ||
| Communities of practice | ||
| Trainee networks | ||
| Belongingness and exclusion |
*All three main themes were evident in all nine focus groups.
BBT, Broad-Based Training.