Table 2 Interview Guide.

From: “The forest and the trees”: a narrative medicine curriculum by residents for residents

Interview Questions

1. What was participating in the narrative medicine workshops like for you?

2. What was being involved in the narrative medicine workshops like for you in the context of the pandemic?

 a. Did any issues related to COVID come up in your or other’s writings?

 b. How about in the discussions? If yes, can you tell me more?

3. What did you take away from the experience of these workshops?

 a. What impact did this work have on your work life? What impact did this work have on your life outside of work?

 b. Is there anything you learned or practiced in these sessions that you plan on continuing?

4. How do you think these narrative medicine sessions have impacted:

 a. Your relationships with colleagues, if at all?

 b. Your relationships with patients, if at all?

 c. Your own reading, writing, and creative interests or habits?

5. What was it like to have the workshops facilitated by co-residents?

 a. If applicable, what was the co-facilitation like for you?

6. What does it mean to you to have NM workshops as part of our dedicated noon conference curriculum?

 a. Do narrative medicine workshops belong in a pediatric residency program? Why or why not?

7. What challenges did you face, if any, when deciding to attend or engage with the workshops?

8. Do you have any advice for future workshops?

9. Were there any topics/questions that we missed during this session that you think were important?