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Table 4 Themes and sub-themes derived from observer filed notes of debriefing sessions, including representative quotes

From: Operating room technician trainees teach medical students - an inter-professional peer teaching approach for infection prevention strategies in the operation room

Themes

na

Sub-themes (pos./ neutr./ neg.)b

Representative quotes

MDS

 Curricular design (of MDS)

8

general (4 / 0 / 0)

“… really great to have this module” (DM202)

teaching content (3 / 0 / 1)

practical involvement (1 / 0 / 0)

 Organization of course

2

course preparation (2 / 0 / 0)

“… excellent preparation of the module” (DM104)

 Inter-professional setting

6

interprofess. Exchange (3 / 0 / 0)

“[it was] especially [positive] that students [ORTT] delivered it [the course]” (DM701)

teaching content (2 / 0 / 0)

delivery by students (1 / 0 / 0)

 Relevance for practice

5

teaching content (5 / 0 / 0)

“this [learning content] is also important in daily practice” (DM101)

 Delivery of teaching

17

practical involvement (5 / 0 / 0)

“There was always someone to provide constructive feedback” (DM205)

“It was important that ORTTs had been strict” (DM105)

teaching / feedback (4 / 0 / 1)

learning climate (4/ 0 / 0)

teaching quality (2 / 0 / 0)

teaching strategies (2 / 0 / 0)

sum (MDS)

38

(35 pos./ 0 neutr./ 3 neg.)

 

ORTT

 Curricular design (of ORTT)

12

time management (1 / 1 / 5)

“30 min for each post was tough timing” (DO107)

teaching content (0 / 0 / 2)

teaching strategies (2 / 0 / 0)

practical instruction (0 / 0 / 1)

general (1 / 0 / 0)

 Organization of course

3

course preparation (1 / 0 / 2)

“Preparation time [provided by school] was too short” (DO404)

 Inter-professional setting

1

interprofess. Exchange (1 / 0 / 0)

[positive:] “.. integrating different professional fields” (DO401)

 Delivery of teaching

3

practical instruction (1 / 0 / 0)

“All were encouraged to try things out” (DO306)

learning climate (0 / 0 /1)

teaching content (1 / 0 / 0)

 Reflection on teaching

11

delivery of teaching (1 / 1 / 3)

“Experience of teaching med students: surprisingly positive” (DO508)

“It was difficult to decide what to prepare” (DO706)

“I was nervous - for the theory part” (DO307)

teaching content (0 / 1 / 1)

experience to teach (1 / 0 / 0)

time management (0 / 0 / 1)

teaching strategies (0 / 1 / 0)

sum (ORTT)

30

(8 pos./ 5 neutr./ 17 neg.)

 
  1. anumber of comments; b classification: positive / neutral / negative)