Fig. 3

a Comparison of the frequencies of the seven extracted themes across the reflective essays, categorised by student self-reported impact. The black and white bars represent group A (most influenced by non-healthcare professionals) and group B (most influenced by clinical or allied health professionals), respectively. A chi- squared test was used to explore differences between the expression of themes depending on which department had the greatest self-reported impact on students. ^*p < 0.05. b Diagrammatic representation of the significant interrelationships among the themes based on the results of Fisher’s exact test. ^*p < 0.05, ^**p < 0.01, ^***p < 0.001