Herinek, DoreenDoreenHerinekMatthes, FranziskaFranziskaMatthesAl-Eraky, MohamedMohamedAl-ErakyKörner, MirjamMirjamKörner2025-12-182025-12-182025-06-19https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.12538https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/46110Introduction: The development of health professions education (HPE) as an academic discipline requires well-qualified educational researchers, equipped with the competence to advance the field. There is, therefore, a need to establish and support pathways in which early-career researchers (ECRs) can develop the necessary competence to pursue a career in this field.enhealth professions educationearly-career researchersposition statementmedical educationcareer pathwaysarticle