Making Reflective Practice by Interns Visible Through Digital Storytelling

To our knowledge, this is the first thematic analysis of digital stories by graduate medical education trainees. We observed that digital storytelling gave interns an opportunity to reflect upon experiences informing their professional identity and patient stories. This activity allowed interns to share and understand challenges they faced. These themes align with the reflection prompt, indicating we met the curricular objectives, as well as key domains in professional identify formation. Through the rich themes identified, we demonstrate this unique technology-based modality effectively fosters deep, intentional, explicit reflection.