Study 2: Readiness for the Realities of Internship: An Ethnographic Study Using Legitimati

A seven-week ethnographic study in a Johannesburg hospital gathered data on the transition to internship for newly qualified doctors. The dataset comprises 64 pseudonymized field notes and 13 interview transcripts from 15 first-year intern volunteers. The data was analyzed using reflective thematic analysis and Legitimation Code Theory.

Use Cases

• Analyze themes of workplace stress and coping mechanisms based on ethnographic field notes.
• Study the development of non-clinical competencies like teamwork and communication based on interview transcripts.
• Apply Legitimation Code Theory frameworks to qualitative data on professional legitimacy.
• Investigate the gap between undergraduate curriculum and internship realities based on participant observations.

Strengths

• Data was gathered over a seven-week period through participant observation and shadowing.
• Includes 64 field notes and 13 semi-structured interview transcripts from 15 participants.
• Analysis employed a dual-method approach using reflective thematic analysis and Legitimation Code Theory.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from a single regional public hospital in Johannesburg, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

DataverseNL Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Focused ethnography using participant observation, shadowing, informal conversations, and semi-structured interviews.

Time Range

Data gathered over a seven-week period.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-15 06:10:25; freshness should be verified.

Geography

A regional public hospital in Johannesburg.