ArticleMedical education2021
Students' social networks are diverse, dynamic and deliberate when transitioning to clinical training.
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Abstract
contextTransitions in medical education are dynamic, emotional and complex yet, unavoidable. Relationships matter, especially in times of transition. Using qualitative, social network research methods, we explored social relationships and social support as medical students transitioned from pre-clinical to clinical training.
methodsEight medical students completed a social network map during a semi-structured interview within two weeks of beginning their clinical clerkships (T
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conclusionsThis is the first social networks analysis paper to explore social networks in transitioning students in medicine. We found that undergraduate medical students' social support networks were diverse, dynamic and deliberate as they transitioned to clerkships. Participants created and kept relationships with those they trusted and who provided emotional or instrumental support and dissolved relationships that did not provide these functions.
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