McCormack, Zoe https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9229-3632
O’Sullivan, Enya
Rajesh, Sahana
Sweeney, Fabian F. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0273-3470
Keating, Dolores https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7507-2680
Strawbridge, Judith https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1876-8790
Funding for this research was provided by:
St John of Gods University Hospital
Article History
Received: 28 August 2025
Accepted: 3 November 2025
First Online: 20 November 2025
Declarations
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: Ethics approval was obtained in 2023 by RCSI rec number: 202312010. All participants were invited to the study by a gatekeeper who was not a part of the study, two weeks before the education and training module was due to begin. Students were then reminded of the study details at the beginning of the module and informed consent was sought before any focus group activities began. Students who did not consent to be a part of the study were not treated differently to those consenting. Only those who consented to be a part of the study were recorded as part of the study.
: Consent to participate was received from all participants in this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.