Table 5 Qualitative analysis – selected student quotes

“Development of the learning plan. Don’t think I would construct a proper learning plan without the induction meeting”. Student 11: 95% attendance, 53% score.

“I did not have any follow up meeting after the rotation ended so if that'd happen it would be very useful”. Student 21: 98% attendance, 55% score.

“One on one means you can talk openly”. Student 60: 96% attendance, 58% score.

“Perhaps more tips from previous students who did well”. Student 66: 90% attendance, 51% score

“Often you only realise what is expected of you halfway through a rotation, so this meeting gave 1-2 weeks headstart. Would be useful to have in all clinical rotations”. Student 50: 95% attendance, 59% score.

“It may have worked better in a small group setting, just because that would encourage the setting up of study groups amongst students, and also students could learn from the studying methods of their peers”. Student 51: 80% attendance, 57% score.

“It gives a focus to what needs to be done and makes the goals seem achievable”. Student 40: 83% attendance, 56% score.

“My learning plan was too ambitious, hard to judge before knowing much about the course”. Student 62: 74% attendance, 52% score.

“It was so positive, an individualised pep talk. The information on clinical learning was extremely useful outside of obs/gyne too”. Student 41: 94% attendance, 58% score.

“It was difficult to stick to the learning plan, when the lecture topics and what week of the clinical O + G rotation you were on did not correspond!” Student 15: 95% attendance, 61% score.