135 The maturation of medical educators 5 culture of medical education at SUSM. Conversely, this research also positively impacted the participating educators: participants frequently elaborated on how the interview questions stimulated them to reflect on their perspectives on essential teacher qualities. RESULTS After describing relevant changes in the demographic data, we will first consider the results related to research question 1, i.e. the extent to which maturation occurred, as determined by advancing towards a more inclusive educator phenotype. Subsequently we describe the maturation of the participants for each phenotype, followed by the factors perceived as instrumental to maturation, to answer research question 2. When asked about any changes in the weekly education workload, two educators who did not mature into a more inclusive phenotype disclosed that they had reduced their educational responsibilities. Despite their passion for education, they had taken on a major administrative role, partly motivated by lack of recognition and status within the educational domain. Table 5.1 provides an outline of the participants categorised by educator phenotype in Phase 1; demographic data at the time of Phase 1; occurrence of maturation; educator phenotype in Phase 2. Extent of maturation Six of 13 educators with potential to advance in educator phenotype matured over the 10-year study period (Figure 5.1). Maturation followed the order of the phenotype categorisation from less to more inclusive; regression toward a less inclusive phenotype did not take place. The three participants who were initially categorised as focusing on adverse contextual aspects (Critic phenotype) all showed growth to a more inclusive phenotype. Three of the six educators who had been unaware of their educational identity developed this awareness (Role model phenotype). Two educators, initially aware of their educational identity, grew in awareness of their educational mission (Inspire phenotype). In Box 5.1 we provide an example of the latter to illustrate how we identified maturation.
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