In this episode, the hosts review a research paper that takes on the challenge of generating a theory of identity safety in the clinical learning environment. This work pushes beyond current notions of psychological safety and so looks not only at how educators can help protect the full breadth of identities that learners bring to medical education, but also the agency that the learners can harness. If you want to foster learning environments where each and every learner is free to be their full selves, then this is a must-listen episode.

Episode host: Lara Varpio

Episode Article: Bullock, J. L., Sukhera, J., Del Pino‐Jones, A., Dyster, T. G., Ilgen, J. S., Lockspeiser, T. M., Teunissen, P. W., & Hauer, K. E. (2023). ‘Yourself in all your forms’: A grounded theory exploration of identity safety in medical students. Medical Education, medu.15174. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15174

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Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technician on site: Andrew Maunder
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

This recording is done with live audience at AMEE 2023 in Glasgow.

Production of Unit for teaching and learning at Karolinska Institutet