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1 We have used italics to denote the six main components of any activity system: activity, object, subject, tools, rules, community, and division of labour.
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Tim Dornan
Tim Dornan, MA, FRCP, DM, MHPE, PhD, is an internist and endocrinologist who completed a Masters and PhD in medical education at Maastricht University. His primary methodological interests are qualitative and implementation research. He is Professor of Medical Education at Queen’s University Belfast and Emeritus Professor, Maastricht University.
Gráinne P. Kearney
Gráinne P. Kearney, PhD, MRCGP, is a General Practitioner and Clinical Lecturer in the Centre for Medical Education, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland. Her academic interests include progressing the use of institutional ethnography in the field of health professions education.
Eeva Pyörälä
Eeva Pyörälä, PhD, MME, is a Senior Lecturer in University Pedagogy at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and a Fellow of AMEE. Her scholarly work focuses on mobile learning and digitality in health professions education and communication in healthcare.