A New Approach to Cultivating Growth Mindset: Strengths-Based Training for First-Year Medical Students
Abstract Medical students face challenges that growth mindset may help address. We introduced a curriculum to help students recognize personal strengths and learn growth mindset. Quantitative ( n = 663) and qualitative ( n = 169) evaluations showed strong receptivity and frequent endorsement of key growth mindset principles, supporting the value of this intervention.
Authors
- Sarah Araten
- S V Gokhale
- Archana Pradhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1578-9871)
- Ralph A. Gigliotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6060-9270)
- Betsy Mathew
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Johnson University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Science Educator
- Published
- 2026-06-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-026-02786-5
- Primary Topic
- Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00