Table 1 Interview guide (with related research question between brackets)

In what situations did you recognize learning moments? What were your most important reasons to identify a learning moment? (RQ1)

What made such a moment valuable or instructive for you? (RQ1)

What did you do with the learning moments afterwards? (RQ2)

What did you learn from them? If you did reflect on them furthermore, why not? (RQ2)

How did the learning influence the future identification of the learning moments? (RQ1)

Did you talk to anyone about them? With whom? (RQ2)

The resident was then asked to describe two learning moments that had a lot of impact and two moments that did not. About these learning moments the following questions followed, separately for both learning moments with and without impact:

What made you want to remember this situation? (RQ1)

What made this situation into a learning moment for you? What were the conditions, what was your role? (RQ1)

What were your thoughts at those moments? (RQ2)

What were your later reflections on these learning moments? (RQ2)

Did you learn from your reflection on the moments? If you did not reflect, why not? (RQ2)

Did you talk with anyone about it? With whom? (RQ2)

Did you change your behavior afterwards? (RQ2)