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“Can You Hear Me? Can Anybody Pretty Please Validate [Me]?”: The Long Shadow of Separation and Liminality in Military Physicians’ Remediation Cover

“Can You Hear Me? Can Anybody Pretty Please Validate [Me]?”: The Long Shadow of Separation and Liminality in Military Physicians’ Remediation

Open Access
|Sep 2026

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Reasons and Triggers for Deceleration.

REASON FOR DECELERATIONAMOUNT (%)
Low grades3 (20)
Poor adjustment to coursework5 (33)
Step 1 issues3 (20)
Failed exam or module3 (20)
Professionalism1 (7)
ISSUES PARTICIPANTS FELT CONTRIBUTED TO DECELERATIONAMOUNT (%)
Personal stressors9 (60)
Mental health issues and personal stressors1 (7)
Undiagnosed sleep disorder1 (7)
Cultural struggles1 (7)
None identified3 (7)
Table 2

Participant Characteristics.

GENDERAMOUNT (%)
Male8 (53)
Female7 (47)
RACE/ETHNICITYAMOUNT (%)
White4 (27)
unstated8 (53)
other/multiracial3 (20)
DECELERATION YEARAMOUNT (%)
20071 (7)
20083 (20)
20093 (20)
20101 (7)
20111 (7)
20122 (13)
20131 (7)
20142 (13)
20171 (7)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.2463 | Journal eISSN: 2212-277X
Language: English
Page range: 819 - 829
Submitted on: Feb 2, 2026
Accepted on: Aug 11, 2026
Published on: Sep 11, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Tasha R. Wyatt, Witzard Seide, Emily Scarlett, Rachel Chamberlin, Jessica Bunin, published by Ubiquity Press
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