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. 2023 Nov 22;9(12):e22335. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22335

Table 1.

Suggestions for WAG and strategies for how to conduct a successful WAG.

In creating a WAG and ensuring its success, the following questions should be considered
  • Number of members?

  • Meeting frequency?

  • Meeting duration?

  • Meeting location?

  • WAG rules and norms?

  • Member affiliation requirements?

  • Group format?

  • Rule enforcement?

  • Departmental restrictions?

  • Specific type or all-purpose WAG?

  • Time layout of your WAG?

  • Balance of informativeness with community building?

  • Membership selectivity?

  • Trial-period length to officially join?

  • Hosting of career development or presentations?

  • Host for seminars?

  • Mechanisms to ensure a safe space?