title: Beyond diagnoses: family medicine core themes in student reflective writing.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We share qualitative study results of third-year medical student writings during their family medicine clerkship utilizing a reflective writing exercise from 2005 and 2013.
  
  
  METHODS
  For this paper, 50 student writings were randomly selected from the 2005 cohort in addition to 50 student writings completed by the 2013 cohort. Deductive thematic analysis utilizing Atlas.ti software was completed utilizing the Future of Family Medicine core attributes of family physicians as the a priori coding template.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Student writings actively reflect key attributes of family physicians as described by the Future of Family Medicine Report: a deep understanding of the dynamics of the whole person, a generative impact on patients' lives, a talent for humanizing the health care experience, and a natural command of complexity and multidimensional access to care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We discuss how to lead the writing exercise and provide suggestions for facilitating the discussion to bring out these important aspects of family medicine care.
authors: Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University.
authors: Melissa K
authors: MK
authors: Bradner
authors: Steven H
authors: SH
authors: Crossman
authors: Judy
authors: J
authors: Gary
authors: Allison A
authors: AA
authors: Vanderbilt
authors: Lynn
authors: L
authors: VanderWielen
mesh_terms: D002982:Clinical Clerkship; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D033262:Narration; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010821:Physicians, Family; D013337:Students, Medical; D014956:Writing