Doctorate Title: Threat versus challenge: cognitive appraisal and stress response comparisons of novice clinicians.
Doctorate Description: The broad aims of this study are (a) to evaluate and compare the cognitive decision-making processes and stress responses of novice clinicians when managing high acuity scenarios, (b) to assess if learning and targeted skills training can allow novice clinicians to move their mindset to enable and encourage the appraisal of a ‘challenge’ state when faced with high stress clinical scenarios, and (c) to explore the possibility of developing a training package for undergraduate Paramedicine students that can be adopted by multiple higher education providers.