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Table 2.

Summary of executive interview and student focus group themes describing program implementation and research question address, mapped to Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) constructs and subconstructs

CFIR constructs	Theme	Sub-theme summary (research question number)
Characteristics of intervention
Intervention source	Organizational support in theory, barriers in practice	Breaking boundaries between healthcare and academic settings (3)^a
Adaptability	Organizational support in theory, barriers in practice	Responsiveness to needs of students (3)^a
Outer setting
Cosmopolitan	Organizational support in theory, barriers in practice	Interconnectedness with university (3)^a
Inner setting
Networks and communications	Increased individual and network capacity	Relationships with cohort network (2)^b
	Organizational support in theory, barriers in practice	Facilitation of greater interconnectedness (1, 2)^a
	Promising, but early days	Developing a shared language (1, 2)^b
Culture	Realization of knowledge gaps	Existing culture of improvement and EBM (1, 2)^a
	Realization of knowledge gaps	Difficulty of culture change (3)^a
	Promising, but early days	Culture change has already been experienced (2)^b
Implementation climate	Realization of knowledge gaps	Executives recognize need for change (3)^a
	Organizational support in theory, barriers in practice	Inelasticity of workforce (3)^a
	Promising, but early days	Influence on other projects (2)^b
Readiness for implementation	Organizational support in theory, barriers in practice	Leadership engagement–objectives of executives (3)^ab
Readiness for implementation	Organizational support in theory, barriers in practice	Support and quality of leadership (3)^ab Available resources (3)^b
Characteristics of individuals
Knowledge and beliefs about the intervention	Increased individual and organization/network capacity	Enthusiasm of course participants (2, 3)^a
Knowledge and beliefs about the intervention	Increased individual and organization/network capacity	Realistic understanding of challenges regarding sustainability (2)^b
Self-efficacy	Realization of knowledge gaps	Limited academic evaluation/implementation knowledge (1)^a Using new skills (2)^b Confidence and credibility (2)^b
Individual stage of change	Realization of knowledge gaps	Self-reflection on previous experiences (1)^b
Individual identification with organization	Realization of knowledge gaps	Frustration with slow pace of change (1, 2)^b
Other personal attributes	Realization of knowledge gaps	Identified gaps in stakeholder engagement (1, 2)^b
Process
External change agents	Organizational support in theory, barriers in practice	Responsiveness of university in delivering bespoke program (3)^a
Innovation participants	Increased individual and network capacity	Enthusiasm and successful engagement of students (3)^a

Subthemes sourced from ^aexecutive interviews and ^bstudent focus groups