Dealing with Academic Difficulty in Medical School: A Pilot Study

Bunmi S. Malau-Aduli; Robin A. Ray; Teresa O'Connor; Yolanda van der Kruk; Faith O. Alele; Michelle Bellingan

doi:10.3390/educsci10030083

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Dealing with Academic Difficulty in Medical School: A Pilot Study

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Dealing with Academic Difficulty in Medical School: A Pilot Study

Bunmi S. Malau-Aduli, Robin A. Ray, Teresa O'Connor, Yolanda van der Kruk, Faith O. Alele and Michelle Bellingan

Education Sciences, Vol.10(3), pp.1-8

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci10030083

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academic difficulty

medical students

rural

academic support

Some students struggle through medical school and do not have the confidence to seek help. This pilot study sought to explore the challenges and needs of medical students experiencing academic difficulty. Semi-structured interviews and online surveys were used to collect data from an academic advisor and thirteen medical students who had experienced academic difficulty. Unexpected academic failure and the loss of self-efficacy contributed to students hiding their academic difficulty and avoiding available support systems. Despite the sampling limitations, the findings of this pilot study have value in giving direction to future research. Programs that will change the current attitudes to academic difficulty, normalising access to support and encouraging early intervention, are needed to build the capacity for excellence among these students.

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Title: Dealing with Academic Difficulty in Medical School: A Pilot Study
Authors: Bunmi S. Malau-Aduli (Corresponding Author) - James Cook University
Robin A. Ray (Author) - James Cook University
Teresa O'Connor (Author) - James Cook University
Yolanda van der Kruk (Author) - James Cook University
Faith O. Alele (Author) - James Cook University
Michelle Bellingan (Author) - James Cook University
Publication details: Education Sciences, Vol.10(3), pp.1-8
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2020
DOI: 10.3390/educsci10030083
ISSN: 2227-7102
Copyright note: © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Public Health
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99967697202621
Output Type: Journal article

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