How does narrative medicine impact medical trainees' learning of professionalism? A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Narrative medicine (NM) is an approach involving narrative skills and is regarded as a model for medical humanism and effective medical practice. This study aims to explore how NM impacts medical trainees' learning of professionalism during a clerkship in a Taiwanese clinical setting.

Methods

A qualitative interview study adopting a purposive sampling method was undertaken. Thirty medical trainees participated in this study, including five fifth-year medical students (MSs), ten sixth-year MSs, nine seventh-year MSs, and six postgraduate year (PGY) trainees. Thematic framework analysis was applied, and a modified realist evaluation approach was further used to analyse the interview data.

Results

We identified self-exploration, reflection, and awareness of pr

SUBMITTER: Huang CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8296619 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature