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Table 1 Focus areas of questions for students’ interviews

From: Sociocultural factors affecting first-year medical students’ adjustment to a PBL program at an African medical school

Focus area

The focus of the questions

Focus area 1

Demographic information: academic background, some of the reasons for wanting to study medicine, and general experiences thus far with the MBBS program

Focus area 2

Overall impressions of the PBL process at this point in their studies

Focus area 3

Impression of PBL tutorials, including preparation, feedback, and challenging aspects