Multi-level learning in public healthcare medical teams: the role of the social environment.

Purpose: This study explores how individual, dyad and team levels of learning interact in public healthcare medical teams.

Design/methodology/approach: A single interpretive case study is carried out in the public Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland, involving three rounds of semi-structured interviews with non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs), supported by relevant professional documentation and researcher log entries.

Findings: An experience hierarchy, interpersonal relationships and social dynamics form the backdrop to learning interactions within public healthcare medical teams.