The Grab Bag Activity: A Student Coproduced Curriculum to Promote Professional Identity Development.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Describe a student coproduced curriculum to lay the foundation for professional identity development (PID).

Methods

Occurring during the introductory course of medical school, the Grab Bag Activity (GBA) is coordinated by upper-level students to offer informal, self-selected activities sponsored by upper-level students or faculty for incoming first-year students. Various levels of relationship are fostered: student to peer, student to near-peer, and student to faculty. Role-modeling, self-reflection, and coproduction of curriculum occur in these relationships.

Results

Participation has grown over the years of offering the GBA. Formal student feedback suggests perceived value of this activity. Students report increased confidence in communication, wellness, a

SUBMITTER: Victory Brodman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11699077 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature