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Despite evidence that clinical empathy leads to improved patient outcomes and physician wellbeing, clinical empathy declines in medical students during training. The primary objective of this study was to explore medical students\u2019 perspectives on how elements of medical education influence their clinical empathy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a qualitative focus group study using adapted constructivist grounded theory methodology. Students from Ontario medical schools took part in semi-structured virtual focus groups between April 2022 and March 2023. Transcripts were coded using constant comparison and adapted into visual networks to conceptualize students\u2019 experiences with clinical empathy training. Feedback on current curricular elements was analyzed descriptively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Twenty students participated in five focus groups. The resultant conceptual model illustrated that students learn empathy mostly from structured teaching in preclerkship and the \u2018hidden curriculum\u2019 in clerkship. How these experiences affect empathy depends on personal factors (inherent empathy, wellness, cognitive load), preceptor factors (modelling, specialty, behaviour toward learners, burnout) and school factors (curriculum, assessment). Students identified targets for improvement, including integrating humanistic and medical teaching, involving patients in education, promoting interdisciplinary experiences, and teaching psychologically-safe empathy practices.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Although educational interventions targeting empathy can have positive effects, they can prompt students to deprioritize empathy if implemented incorrectly. 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