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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Qualitative Research

Background:

  • Tottori University's community-based medical training since 2011.
  • Conventional training lacked critical reflection and active questioning.
  • Introduction of ethnographic methods in 2018 for participant observation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of ethnographic methods on medical students' learning.
  • To foster critical thinking and active questioning in community-based training.
  • To explore student reflections on clinical practice differences.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative descriptive study of 107 fourth-year medical students' electronic portfolios (ePF).
  • Analysis of text data from 2019 ePF entries using KH Coder software.
  • Thematic category extraction via co-occurrence network diagrams and textual analysis.

Main Results:

  • Frequent use of terms like 'observe,' 'think,' 'learn,' and 'feel.'
  • Strong associations found between 'question' and 'have,' 'university' and 'community,' 'study' and 'knowledge.'
  • Students developed action plans focused on active observation and critical questioning.

Conclusions:

  • Participant observation highlighted differences between community and university clinical settings.
  • The method promoted critical thinking and diverse perspectives.
  • Anthropological methods are valuable for pre-clinical medical education.