A qualitative exploration of first‐in‐family medical students' decisions to partake in noncurricular activities
FiF students must choose activities that contribute to their survival and that of their communities. By illuminating that survival is at the centre of their decision-making, their narratives challenge the ways that medical training emphasizes extracurricular activities. By not necessarily choosing those activities that are expected of medical students, FiF students exert agency to reclaim aspects of their identity deemphasized by school expectations.
Authors
- Jonathan S. Ilgen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4590-6570)
- Joshua Jauregui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4741-0296)
- Justin L. Bullock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4240-9798)
- Alexander Garrett
- Max Griffith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7596-5785)
- Tasha R Wyatt
- Mirutse Amssalu
Institutions
- Virginia Mason Medical Center (US)
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
- University of Washington (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Education
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.70178
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00