'They never mentioned this in medical school!' A qualitative analysis of medical students' reflective writings from general practice.

Bente Prytz Mjølstad Linn Okkenhaug Getz

Published in: Scandinavian journal of primary health care (2023)

Disorienting encounters stood out as particularly challenging clinical experiences for medical students in general practice. These scenarios evoked an acute feeling of incapacitation: not knowing what to think and do. Further curriculum development will focus on preparing the students to 'know what to do when they don't know what to do'.

Keyphrases

general practice
medical students
primary care
liver failure
climate change
respiratory failure
mental health
drug induced
aortic dissection
high school
intensive care unit
hepatitis b virus
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation