Table 1.

Summary of participants and their issues

Participant ID	Summary	Primary issue(s)	Secondary issue(s)
0011	Struggled with volume of workload. Suffered a family bereavement and subsequent low mood	At capacity	Acute crisis Mental health problems
0012	Struggled with transition to university, particularly self-directed learning and independent living	At capacity Slow starter
0013	Struggled with workload and transition. Supported their parent through a health scare and experienced a family bereavement	At capacity Acute crisis	Family rock
0014	Physical health problems requiring inpatient care plus depression/anxiety	Acute crisis Mental health problems
0015	Difficulties with workload, self-directed learning and time management. Struggled to settle and make friends	At capacity	Slow starter
0016	Acute stressors: family bereavement and conflict, relationship breakdown. Developed depression	Acute crisis Mental health problems
0017	Never wanted to study medicine and didn’t enjoy the course. Developed depression and anxiety. Left to study another subject at a different university	Wrong degree choice	Mental health problems
0018	Joined course at short notice. Pre-existing mental health problems. Experienced a relationship breakdown, family conflict and significant family responsibilities	Slow starter Mental health problems	Family rock Acute crisis
0019	Suffered a bereavement which derailed studies. No issues on course prior to this	Acute crisis
0020	Lived at home with family responsibilities during a period of bereavements and conflict. Experienced mental health problems	Family rock Acute crisis	Mental health problems
0021	Well supported with medical school application and applied as not sure what else to do. Enjoyed some aspects of course and performed well before deciding to change to a different course	Wrong degree choice
0022 Email transcript	Parental mental health issues and stress at home. Spent significant amount of time at home and fell behind on studies. Developed anxiety	Family rock	Mental health problems
0023	Initially performed well academically before falling behind due to volume of work. Changed to a different course but open-minded about applying to study medicine again in the future	At capacity
0024	Family responsibilities, poor parental health. Spent significant amount of time at home or travelling there, fell behind on studies	Family rock