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An Intervention in Social Connection: Medical Student Reflection Groups.

Jessica A GoldJessica P BentzleyAmanda M FranciscusCraig ForteSallie G De Golia
Published in: Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry (2019)
Thematic analysis demonstrated groups may benefit students in improving impostor syndrome and connection with others (decreased loneliness), allowing exposure and tolerance to diverse perspectives, increasing insight into the importance of self-care and emotional self-awareness, allowing practice for collaborative skills, and increasing thoughtful approaches to patient care. There is preliminary evidence reflection groups may be a feasible, effective intervention to improve loneliness and social belonging in medical school.
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