Table 3 – Categories and lessons learned regarding student acceptance of LM program
Category | Lessons learned |
|---|---|
LM in medical education | - LM curriculum is highly accepted by students. - Students perceive LM as an essential component of their future professional role as physicians. |
Health coaching practice | - Medical students desire to be actively engaged in patient care. - Mentoring and support should be provided as in all learning of clinical activities. - Students are eager to address their own health behaviors. |
Coaching friends and relatives | - Coaching relatives and friends is generally accepted by students as a suitable precursor to coaching patients. - Working with relatives might be too challenging for some students, thus other options such as working with friends should be available. - Curriculum should include specific considerations about working with friends and relatives. |
Coaching patients | - Students believe that patients accept their role as health coaches. - Coaching patients motivate students to seek more LM education. - Family physicians recognize the value of coaching their patients by medical students. |