Table 2.

Learner-driven and supervisor-driven developmental assignment characteristics (DACs)

S. No	DACs	Description
Learner-driven DACs
1	Creating change	Create and facilitate change in a way the functions of healthcare system work
2	Controlled autonomy	Choice to make task-related decisions with pre-set informed boundaries
3	Unfamiliar responsibilities	Handling novel responsibilities
4	High level of responsibility	Performing activities with high personal or organizational impact
5	Making a commitment	Committing to provisional findings in written form
6	Managing diversity	Leading people from different cultures, gender, social and ethnic backgrounds
7	Working across boundaries	Influencing people or processes over which the young clinician has no direct authority
Supervisor-driven DACs
1	Briefing	A session about task specifications and requirements before assigning the task
2	Debriefing	A two-way feedback session after the completion of the task
3	Accountability	Audit after the assignment is completed; involves accountability at all levels
4	Learner-assignment matching (LAM)	Task assignment after trait identification and providing support while maintaining the optimal level of challenge