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In-Depth Interviews

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In-depth interviewing has become a popular data collection method in qualitative research in health professions education. Interviews can be unstructured, highly structured or semi-structured, the latter being most common. A well-crafted semi-structured interview guide includes predetermined questions while allowing flexibility to explore emergent topics based on the research question. In order to collect rich interview data, researchers must attend to key elements before, during, and after the interview. The qualitative methodology used impacts key aspects, including: who performs the interview, who participates in the interview, what is included in the interview guide, where the interview takes place, and how data will be captured, transcribed, and analyzed.

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  • Interview
  • Qualitative research
  • Simulation

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  1. Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA

    Walter J. Eppich

  2. Centre for Medical Education, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UK

    Gerard J. Gormley

  3. Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences (FHML), Department of Educational Development and Research, School of Health Professions Education (SHE), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    Pim W. Teunissen

  4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Pim W. Teunissen

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  1. Monash Institute for Health and Clinical Education, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia

    Ph.D. Debra Nestel

  2. Emergency Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    MD Joshua Hui

  3. Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA

    MD Kevin Kunkler

  4. Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA

    MD Mark W. Scerbo

  5. Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA

    MD Aaron W. Calhoun

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Eppich, W.J., Gormley, G.J., Teunissen, P.W. (2019). In-Depth Interviews. In: Nestel, D., Hui, J., Kunkler, K., Scerbo, M., Calhoun, A. (eds) Healthcare Simulation Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26837-4_12

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