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Title: Autoethnography in Medical Education: Ethical and Legal Considerations
Language: English
Authors: K. T. Matthew Seah (ORCID 0000-0002-5850-125X)
Source: Review of Education. 2025 13(1).
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
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Descriptors: Autobiographies, Ethnography, Medical Education, Ethics, Legal Problems, Research Methodology, Educational Theories, Physician Patient Relationship, Moral Issues, Validity
DOI: 10.1002/rev3.70038
ISSN: 2049-6613
Abstract: For medical educators, autoethnography as a research methodology provides a means of active engagement in reflective practice, ranging from teaching and educational innovation to interactions with patients and colleagues. In this way, they may benefit from the systematic reflexivity required, improve their interactions with the people around them, as well as demonstrate ongoing personal development and improve their skillset as an educator. On a wider level, autoethnography has the potential to study a culture or a phenomenon as it is directly and personally experienced by the author, thereby providing unique insight into medical education theories and/or the patient-physician relationship. As autoethnography often examines sensitive issues, hidden aspects of our lives or untold stories, it is clear that autoethnography poses several ethical and moral challenges which must be considered when the relevant research is planned. In this essay, I will discuss some of the ethical considerations of autoethnography which are relevant in the medical education context, and highlight potential legal considerations of these published personal reflections. To do this, I will discuss issues of validity with autoethnography, ownership of the stories, the tension between authenticity and anonymity, ethics of representation of study participants and relevant legal issues which may impact the use of autoethnography in the healthcare setting.
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