This thesis presents a Lacanian psychoanalytic analysis of how medical students are trained to become doctors. It engages with relevant literature across psychoanalysis and Health Professions Education (HPE) applying psychoanalytic ideas to areas of contemporary HPE practice. The thesis continues with an empirical longitudinal interview study employing Lacanian Discourse Analysis as a methodology. Throughout the thesis there are dedicated sections to researcher reflexivity.
| Date of Award | Jul 2024 |
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| Original language | English |
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| Awarding Institution | - Queen's University Belfast
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| Sponsors | Queen's University Belfast |
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| Supervisor | Helen Reid (Supervisor), Grainne Kearney (Supervisor) & Timothy Dornan (Supervisor) |
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- Lacan
- psychoanalysis
- health professions education
- medical education
- discourse analysis
- Lacanian discourse analysis
Becoming the subject supposed to know: a Lacanian analysis of health professions education
Doyle, S. (Author). Jul 2024
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy