Table 2.

Content analysis: themes, subthemes, and example de-identified quotes

Category and subcategory	Exemplar quote
Potentiality and reliability of the instrument
Potentiality: mobilization, reflection, possible education strategy, optimism in capability to change.	“I was positively surprised by all the experiences that were included in the process of reflection while writing my answers to the PIE, the reflection at home after this initial process, and now with the feedback. I was surprised at how a few and apparently simple questions can promote such deep analysis.”
	“I was very impressed with the depth of feedback and believe that all of the information will be very useful in my process of development (both personal and professional), in particular the comment about responsibility toward the profession, that moved me a lot.”
	“The entire process was useful for me. It is very good to have a guided reflection during undergraduate years. I think reflection by myself is already helpful, but the possibility to have feedback about this process is incredible. The questions raised in the feedback gave clarity to thoughts that were already inside me but needed fuel to become stronger.”
	“It made me think about things I have never thought about, or even ones that I have thought about but not with dedication, paying attention… At last, this feedback was very profound and filled with relevant information about me, which made me think again about which things I can improve in myself and in my life. This is of great value and brought me a feeling that there is a way, a direction and that it’s possible to be better…”
Reliability format, veracity, identification	“During the entire process, what surprised me the most was how much I could identify myself in the questions from the feedback, how much my answers to those questions allowed for an accurate analysis of my personal and professional identity.”
	“Since I started undergraduate work, I’ve been doing therapy, and many of the topics raised by GLS were things that took me a while to externalize. Reading this information in my feedback clarified many of these topics for me.”
Awareness raising awareness of own process; autonomy perception; possible paths	“It is good to know that the development of professional identity is a dynamic process. This knowledge motivated me to stop ignoring my doubts and difficulties about becoming a physician and face it as a continuous path toward development.”
	“I think that mainly the questions asked to clarify my answers, which gave me a possible starting point to extend further, but also the idea that as we move forward, we can learn better how to deal with contradictions that surround us.”
Help needed in the process self-care	“I still don’t have the total capacity of looking beyond the negative possibilities in the profession and also maintaining my full tasks for self-care.”
	“The comment about self-care was very valuable to make me think about how to make it happen…”