Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-30-2023

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This article is the author's final published version in Medical Education Online, Volume 28, Issue 1, 2023, Article number 2173045.

The final published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/10872981.2023.2173045. Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Abstract

More medical schools are incorporating wellness activities and the medical humanities into their curriculum. Finding implementable programming that is feasible and enjoyable is challenging. Both student participants and faculty who might facilitate programs are busy with clinical and educational responsibilities. Book club discussions in general are an activity that bring people together and expose groups to literature. In medical education, informal books clubs have been shown to increase camaraderie and expose participants to topics in medicine that they may not have encountered without the structure of the group assignment. At one large private urban medical school, all fourth year medical students were required to participate in a one-time hour-long book discussion with a faculty member one week before Match Day 2021. This paper describes the implementation of that program and discusses survey results from 179 students who broadly indicated that the books were enjoyable, the discussions were enriching, and that the program should continue for future classes of medical students.

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PubMed ID

36718544

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English

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