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Fig. 2 | BMC Medical Education

Fig. 2

From: Exploring chiropractic students’ experiences of the educational environment in healthcare professional training: a qualitative study

Fig. 2

Students’ experiences of the meaning of the educational environment. An illustration of the emerging five latent themes, with manifest categories arranged vertically (class year) and horizontally (time point). The categories in the center column emerged from the four interviews (regardless of class year or time point) and connected and underpinned the realms of preclinical and clinical education, organizational and communicative issues, and training to encourage independence and aspiration. In the early years, it was categorically about developing an identity and creating bonds; in later years, it was about managing workload and burden, the meaningfulness of clinical education, and becoming a professional. During both training points (longitudinal), the students stated that belonging to a chiropractic community was paramount for a sound educational environment. By belonging to a community with an established identity, the students were offered professional prosperity within a solid structural and functional organization with clear and anticipatory communication

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