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Impact on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Gutierrez-Misis, AliciaAuthorCastell-Alcalá, María VictoriaAuthorGonzalez-Lopez, EstebanAuthorGijon-Conde, TeresaAuthor

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December 31, 2025
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Medical students maintain their humanistic and patient-centred vocation throughout Medicine Degree in Spain: a study based on narratives

Publicated to: Sn Social Sciences. 3 (6): - 2023-06-01 3(6), DOI: 10.1007/s43545-023-00673-z

Authors:

de Rivera Atienza VA; Gutiérrez-Misis A; Alfonso ACB; Rodrigo JMVS; Arribas JM; López NP; Castell-Alcalá MV; Ramos MTB; Goñi JL; Pérez MDC; Gutiérrez MFP; Panadés RMG; Gonzalez-Lopez E; Gijón-Conde T
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Abstract

Narrative medicine has great educational potential in the degree of medicine. This study explores for the first time the use of narrative medicine in relation to longitudinal evolution of medical vocation for the same group of students. In the context of the Degree in Medicine at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain), students wrote narratives about what it meant to them to be a doctor at the beginning and end of their studies. The narratives of 338 students of the academic years 2012/13–2017/18 and 2013/14–2018/19 were analysed and compared. Students mostly pursued a degree in medicine on account of humanistic motivations, which are reinforced throughout their degree. In contrast, up to 10% of students reference to have experienced vocational crises and suffered frustration, with up to 25% of the references pertaining to having made significant sacrifices. Students maintain and evolve their humanistic, patient-centred vision throughout their degree studies, despite the difficulties they appear to encounter. We suggest that efforts must be made to include more humanistic perspectives in the medical degree to keep this trend, which may improve both the educational experience created in universities and the health care given to patients.
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Keywords

Quality education

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal SN Social Sciences, Q4 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in Multidisciplinary, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-05:

  • Open Alex: 1
  • Scopus: 1
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-05:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 6 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://repositorio.uam.es/handle/10486/707695
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 4 - Quality Education, with a probability of 45% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.
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