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Practice?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f9d33e e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f9d33e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-211f373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"211f373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) 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CoPs are distinguished from other types of communities by three things:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; text-align: var(--text-align);\">A domain or joint enterprise is a collective competence that distinguishes the members of the community \u2013 it is what we care about.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li>Mutual engagement describes the intentional aspect of interacting to learn from each other \u2013 it reflects who cares about it.<\/li><li>Practice takes time and sustained interactions where individuals share tips and tricks for overcoming challenges or making progress, and over time, they develop a shared repertoire of resources.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cdb40d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1cdb40d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/nop.asterispace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CoP-1024x750.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-913\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nop.asterispace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CoP-1024x750.png 1024w, https:\/\/nop.asterispace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CoP-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/nop.asterispace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CoP-768x562.png 768w, https:\/\/nop.asterispace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CoP-1536x1125.png 1536w, https:\/\/nop.asterispace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CoP-2048x1500.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384801e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"384801e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-841f6ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"841f6ad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5fdaed elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5fdaed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a <br> Network of Practice?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5815e61 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5815e61\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f14ae62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f14ae62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The CoP concept has since evolved to encompass learning across multiple communities, forming a Network of Practice (NoP).\u00a0 The collective efforts of these communities shape the \u201cknowledge ecosystem\u201d of the field (i.e., Landscape of Practice, LoP) over time.\u00a0 In the context of health science programs, establishing a CoP within a department can lay a foundation for an extensive network that spans multiple CoPs within and beyond the institution.\u00a0<\/p><p><em>Burns A, Orange J, Thammasitboon S. Building a Strong Clinician-Investigator Community of Practice in Graduate Medical Education, JGME Rip Out<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0010315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0010315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/nop.asterispace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rip-Out-large.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1233\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nop.asterispace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rip-Out-large.png 893w, https:\/\/nop.asterispace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rip-Out-large-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/nop.asterispace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rip-Out-large-768x608.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d2a4e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d2a4e6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2767c15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2767c15\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf09e76 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf09e76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecb2e4e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecb2e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The <b>Network of Practice in Health Science Scholarship (NoP-HSS)<\/b> actively recruits individuals, teams of health professionals, educational units, departments, schools, and other CoPs from diverse regions. These partnerships herald a new era of interconnectedness and shared learning and resources. By uniting a broader array of expertise and assets, this network enhances the collaborative capacity, ensuring that each member can access a richer pool of knowledge, skills, and tools. This collective approach maximizes the impact of individual contributions, fosters innovation, and ensures a more robust, sustainable approach to addressing global health education challenges. <br> <br>\n\nThe NoP-HSS efforts have been informed by the following sources: <br> <br>\n\nLave, Jean; Wenger, Etienne. Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 1991. <br>\nSeely Brown, John; Duguid, Paul. The Social Life of Information. Harvard Business School Press; 2000. <br> <br>\n\nWenger-Trayner E, Fenton-O'Creevy M, Hutchinson S, Kubiak C, Wenger- Traynor B. Learning in Landscapes of Practice. New York, NY: Rutledge; 2015. Wenger E. 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