Ray, Robin A.
Young, Louise
Lindsay, Daniel
Article History
Received: 23 November 2017
Accepted: 18 May 2018
First Online: 22 June 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval to conduct the study was granted by James Cook University Human Ethics Committee (H4551/H6096).Students were supplied with an information sheet that included the following paragraph:“Taking part in this study is completely voluntary. Participation or non-participation is not connected in any way to your medical studies and will not influence your progression through your MBBS or postgraduate courses. You can stop taking part in the study at any time without explanation or prejudice”. Those who agreed to participate in this study completed a written consent form separate from the survey. Consent to participate in the study in successive years was implied when the student completed and submitted the survey.
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