Medical and health students often face complex social dynamics during their training. A new version of the Girandole framework was designed to give these students and their teachers a shared language. It helps them talk openly about things like power relationships, professional cultures, and the informal rules that shape their education.
Students gave feedback on different parts of the framework. They found it easy to connect their own experiences to topics like power, culture, and personal values. However, they noted that some areas, like the hidden curriculum and diversity education, needed clearer language and more practical examples to be fully understood.
While the framework provides a useful tool for reflection, it is still early in its development. Researchers noted that more work is needed to see exactly how it improves student belonging or leads to organizational change. More study is needed to confirm its impact before it can be fully adopted as a standard tool.
