Table 4 Theme analysis of EIP course open-ended question
Themes | Content | Number of commentsa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre n = 91 | Post n = 122 | Total (%)b n = 213 | ||
Satisfaction | class, instructor, education, enthusiasm to learn | 18 | 75 | 93 (31) |
Positive view of research | changed perspective of research, research is important - legitimizes the profession, interested in doing research, relevance and application of skills learned, would like more of this content | 10 | 57 | 67 (22) |
Dissatisfaction | length of the class, too challenging, not challenging enough, too late in the program, online modules, need more practice | 12 | 36 | 48 (16) |
Comparison to other courses in the degree program | other courses presented unscientific perspectives, prefer Chinese medicine to biomedicine, research not well integrated into other courses | 39 | 2 | 41 (14) |
Reference to prior learning | transfer student, little prior exposure to research, little clinical experience | 24 | 5 | 29 (10) |
Negative view of research | not interesting, not valuable, cooptation concerns, paradigm differences, irrelevancy to clinical practice | 10 | 10 | 20 (7) |