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Clinical Debrief sessions provided medical students a safe space to discuss clinical experiences and emotions, improving well-being and learning. This intervention successfully supported students transitioning to clinical placements, fostering coping mechanisms and destigmatizing distress.

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Psychology
Student Well-being

Background:

Clinical environments pose significant stress to medical students, potentially hindering learning and well-being.
The Clinical Debrief intervention was developed to integrate clinical learning with positive coping strategies.
This program aimed to create a safe space for students to reflect on their emotional experiences during clinical placements.

Purpose of the Study:

To critically examine medical students' views on the Clinical Debrief program.
To assess the effectiveness of the intervention in promoting positive coping mechanisms, empathy, self-awareness, and well-being.
To evaluate the impact of integrating clinical reasoning with affective state awareness.

Main Methods:

Anonymized quantitative and qualitative evaluation data were collected over three years via online questionnaires.
Thematic analysis was used for qualitative data on psychological supervision.
Data were collected after each 12-week block of the first clinical year.

Main Results:

A total of 1857 evaluations were analyzed, with a 67% response rate.
The median overall rating for Clinical Debrief sessions was 9 out of 10.
Students positively rated supervisory aspects and appreciated safe environments, facilitator role modeling, and emotional processing.

Conclusions:

Mandatory integrated longitudinal supervision through Clinical Debrief was positively received by students.
Normalizing the emotional impact of medical work helps destigmatize distress and enhances well-being.
Linking clinical reasoning with affective awareness, following transformative learning theory, benefits both learning and student well-being.