Belongingness in medical students: did it change during lockdown?

ABSTRACT: Belongingness has been proposed as a potential proxy for legitimate peripheral participation in medical education. Previous studies have shown good internal and external validity for tools designed to measure this variable, with potential use measuring the effectiveness of clinical teaching environments and as a marker of student wellbeing. This study examined changes in belongingness in medical students at the University of Exeter measured in spring 2019 and the equivalent period in 2021, during which COVID-19 related restrictions were in place in the United Kingdom. This study used a validated assessment tool that was self-administered via an online survey platform in 2021. Anonymised data was collected from undergraduate medical students from all years of training and results compared w

SUBMITTER: Daniels R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11404386 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature