Factors affecting medical students’ attendance on clinical attachments: a qualitative focus group study
This study highlights the heterogenous decision-making relating to attendance among medical students on clinical attachments. The data presented may help to explain the declining attendance trends on clinical attachments observed in certain cohorts. Future research could quantitatively investigate the effect of specific recommendations to optimise both attendance and the student experience.
Authors
- M. V. Radhakrishna Rao
- Dominic W. Proctor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0654-3420)
- Paul Dilworth
- S. Ivaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7211-9161)
- William Coppola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4462-5526)
- R.N. Dalton
- John Hines
- Kunika Kakuta
Institutions
- University College Hospital (GB)
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- The Royal Free Hospital (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2026-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-08672-3
- Primary Topic
- Innovations in Educational Methods
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00