Seven questions for a student's donor: Evaluation of a fictional conversation lends insight into professional identity formation in medical students

Publications Category : Anatomy/Physiology, Medical Education

Author(s): John Arthur, Waleed Aldadah, Meghan Bernier, Andrew Ko, Jennifer F. Dennis

Project Description : Reflection exercises have been used within anatomy education to evaluate empathy, humanism, and professionalism. A typical reflection exercise consists of directed prompts to guide the student's reflection as it relates to the experience and/or research question. The aim of this study was to utilize reflections through an open-ended format to enable students to explore their experience participating in donor dissection as they form their professional identity.