The utility of an online discussion board for reflective writing in an emergency medicine rotation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Narrative analysis and reflection have been found to support professional identity formation (PIF) and resilience among medical students. In the emergency department, students have used reflective practice to process challenging clinical experiences, such as ethical dilemmas or moral distress. An online discussion board, however, has not been described as a curricular component of emergency medicine (EM) rotations. The objective of this educational innovation was to support medical students in an EM clinical rotation via an online discussion board for reflecting on and debriefing clinical experiences with faculty and peers.

Methods

Fifty-two medical students enrolled in the pass/fail EM elective between May 13, 2019, and October 30, 2020. Each cohort of six studen

SUBMITTER: Pandit K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10387829 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature