med ed mms 2012 final presentation
TRANSCRIPT
Medical students’ narratives of their learning experiences in a
community setting
Dr Rachel LindleyNovember 2012
students
8 weeks
Audio diaries
iPads
‘ Please tell me a story about an experience during your general
practice placement in which you feel you learned something… What happened and what did
you learn?
60 audio recordings
76 narratives
No breaches
Thematic analysis What?
&
Narrative analysis How?
Thematic analysis
• Initiation of the thought• Witnessing• Future possible identities
Narrative analysis
#1 female
• 3rd week • 14m 48s • 3 themes in one narrative
Narrative elements
Empathy – Sad story for the patient only
Emotional lay talk vs colder medical talk
Use of ‘we’
‘Struggling’ students response
Implications
Potentially powerful experiences if…• Access• Time• Reflect link to work• Portfolio• Continuity• Deal with emotional element
Thank you for listening