Myrna E Aguilar-González, Antonio Luna-González, Alonso Aguirre, Alan A Zavala-Norzagaray, Manuel Mundo-Ocampo, Héctor A González-Ocampo
Perceptions of fishers to sea turtle bycatch, illegal capture and consumption in the San Ignacio-Navachiste-Macapule lagoon complex, Gulf of California, Mexico
Integrative zoology
social connections medical students provide key basis learning support connections associated social identity may patterned ethnicity students often perform similarly academically connect mechanisms underpin formation connections role play fully understood study explored medical students connect potential impact academic attainment wellbeing focus students minoritised ethnic identities mixed methods study combining 1 survey establish number strength connections formed years 1 2 medical students minoritised nonminoritised ethnicities 2 semistructured interviews understand connections formed whether shaped ethnicity role connections supporting students learning wellbeing one hundred fiftyone students 155 response rate completed survey students connected regularly three four peers goal supporting learning 719 students reported sense social identification group statistical difference ethnically minoritised white students either measures 01 p 092 2 29 p 056 interviews 19 students found social connections shaped perceptions selfidentity need find equilibrium forming relationships compatible others education environment including ethnic diversity impacted opportunities make connections students ethnically minoritised reported encountering challenges especially clinical environment described burden curriculum designers consider time space afforded student interaction course development finding compatible others students socially connect important balancing wellbeing academic performance