"An eye-opener:" a qualitative study of a liberal arts approach to medical education.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical educators have underscored the need for medical students to study the larger sociocultural and economic forces that influence health rather than simply basic and clinical sciences; however, previous studies have not evaluated the impact of implementing a full-scale liberal arts approach to medical education. Such a model has been implemented at the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Rwanda, and we sought to evaluate the student experience.

Methods

We used a qualitative study with a grounded theory approach with in-depth interviews of MBBS students at UGHE. Interviews were conducted by members of the researcher team unknown to MBBS students using a semi-structured discussion guide; interviews continued until the point of theoretical saturation, an

SUBMITTER: Bekele A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12023582 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature