• Rebekah Cole, Audra G Garrigan, Sidney A Peters, Laura Tilley, Sean P Conley, James Schwartz, Leslie Vojta, and Sherri L Rudinsky.
• Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
• Mil Med. 2023 May 24; 188 (Suppl 3): 485548-55.

IntroductionFormative feedback is critical for trainees' growth and development. However, there is a gap in the professional literature regarding the ways in which formative feedback affects student performance during simulation. This grounded theory study addresses this gap by exploring the ways in which medical students received and integrated ongoing formative feedback throughout a multiday, high-fidelity military medical simulation, Operation Bushmaster.Materials And MethodsOur research team interviewed 18 fourth-year medical students in order to investigate how they processed formative feedback during the simulation. Guided by the grounded theory tradition of qualitative research, our research team used open coding and axial coding to categorize the data. We then used selective coding to determine the casual relationships between each of the categories that emerged from the data. These relationships determined our grounded theory framework.ResultsFour phases emerged from the data and provided a framework to delineate the process in which students received and integrated formative feedback throughout the simulation: (1) ability to self-assess, (2) self-efficacy, (3) leadership and teamwork, and (4) appreciation of feedback for personal and professional growth. The participants first focused on feedback related to their individual performance but then shifted to a teamwork and leadership mindset. Once they adapted this new mindset, they began to intentionally provide feedback to their peers, increasing their team's performance. At the end of the simulation, the participants recognized the benefits of formative feedback and peer feedback for ongoing professional development throughout their careers, signifying a growth mindset.ConclusionsThis grounded theory study provided a framework for determining how medical students integrated formative feedback during a high-fidelity, multiday medical simulation. Medical educators can use this framework to intentionally guide their formative feedback in order to maximize student learning during simulation.Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States 2023. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.

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