Medical students' views on the value of trigger warnings in education: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Trigger warnings-advance notification of content so recipients may prepare for ensuing distress-feature in discussions in higher education. Students' expectations for warnings in some circumstances are recognised, and some educators and institutions have adopted use. Medical education necessitates engagement with potentially distressing topics. Little is known about medical students' expectations regarding warnings in education.

Methods

All students from a 4-year graduate-entry UK medical degree programme were contacted via digital message outlining study details and were openly sampled. Qualitative methodology was chosen to explore participant expectations, experiences and meanings derived from experiences. Students participated in semi-structured interviews expl

SUBMITTER: Nolan HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9544229 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature