Transformative medical education: must community-based traineeship experiences be part of the curriculum? A qualitative study

International Journal for Equity in Health
Julie MasséMartine C Lévesque

Abstract

There are shortcomings in medical practitioners' capacity to adapt to the particular needs of people experiencing circumstances of social vulnerability. Clinical traineeships create opportunities for the acquisition of knowledge, competencies, attitudes, and behaviors. However, some authors question the learnings to be made through classical clinical training pathways. This article explores the learnings gained from a traineeship experience within a community-based clinical setting intended for patients experiencing social vulnerability and operating under an alternative paradigm of care. To our knowledge, there is little research intended to identify and understand what medical trainees gain from their experience in such contexts. This exploratory qualitative study is based on twelve interviews with practicing physicians who completed a traineeship at La Maison Bleue (Montreal, Canada) and three interviews conducted with key informants involved in traineeship management. Based on Mezirow's theory of transformational learning, data were analyzed according to L'Écuyer's principles of qualitative content analysis. NVivo software was used. The main learnings gained through the traineeship are related to (1) greater awareness of be...Continue Reading

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