Medical Students' Reflections on Transitioning to Their First General Practice Placement: Qualitative Descriptive Study
Reflection offered a valuable window into how students think, feel, and act during this critical transition, but it is not a cure-all. Reflection should be positioned as a developmental and communal tool within a broader scaffolding that includes early skills preparation, role clarity, psychological safety, and trained supervisors. Structured shared reflective circles and narrative listening sessions can help normalize uncertainty, support identity formation, and foster resilience during students' entry into clinical practice and can ease the journey of "becoming and being."
Authors
- Shaista Salman Guraya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2903-8697)
- Ghufran Jassim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6640-0558)
- Hani Malik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3375-9315)
- Hasan Aladraj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2881-173X)
- Denis W. Harkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4701-8350)
- Salim Salim Fredericks
- Shahad Abdulkhaleq Mamalchi
- Sara Bashar Qasrawi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9140-8214)
- Maryam Tomerak
- Fatima Atieh
- Mohamed Abdulla
- Eric Clarke
Institutions
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (GB)
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (IE)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain (BH)
- Salmaniya Medical Complex (BH)
- Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/76599
- Primary Topic
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00