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Title

Promoting health education through collaborative writing sessions in the Dominican Republic.

Authors

Chapman, Helena J; Veras-Estévez, Bienvenido A

Abstract

Objective: This study explored medical trainees' understanding of collaborative writing sessions in the Dominican Republic as a strategy to strengthen their technical writing and critical analysis skills in health education and communication. Method: We conducted semi-structured interviews with seven medical trainees who participated in a series of collaborative writing sessions and published their articles in medical journals. Thematic analysis was used to study coded notes and identify salient themes with quotations and a conceptual model. Results: Five perceived individual- and programme-level enabling factors of the collaborative writing sessions were described: (1) detailed agenda, (2) direct mentorship, (3) effective teamwork, (4) personal investment and dedication, and (5) future vision. Conclusion: Study findings highlight that collaborative writing sessions with direct mentorship offers medical trainees a unique opportunity to acquire key written communication and analytical competencies and publish their articles, as part of their professional development. The incorporation of these valuable health education training exercises for health professional students can help develop an academic culture of writing and publishing on emerging global health topics.

Subjects

DOMINICAN Republic; HEALTH education; TEAMS in the workplace; HOSPITAL medical staff; MEDICAL students; RESEARCH methodology; PROFESSIONAL employee training; INTERVIEWING; MENTORING; QUALITATIVE research; SURVEYS; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; WRITTEN communication; JUDGMENT sampling; THEMATIC analysis; COMMUNICATION education; MEDICAL education; EDUCATIONAL outcomes

Publication

Health Education Journal, 2024, Vol 83, Issue 1, p95

ISSN

0017-8969

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1177/00178969231221488

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