This research project affiliated with Imperial College London and backed by ethical approval aims to quantify the prevalence of imposter syndrome (IS) in Ophthalmology trainees, in addition to exploring an understanding of why, how, and when IS develops.
In addition, we aim to investigate how trainees’ view its’ impact on personal and professional development, and what strategies those in roles such as Educational Supervisor or Training Programme Director could adopt to identify and assist trainees with IS.
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If you are a UK based Ophthalmology trainee with a national training number - your contribution through participating in an anonymous short survey with the option for a semi-structured interview on the topic is very much appreciated. Please reach out to the primary investigator at mm5122@ic.ac.uk if you have any queries or would like to participate in semi-structured interview.