Patients' perspectives on their motivations for participating in non-clinical medical teaching and what they gain from their experience: a qualitative study informed by critical theory.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consentThis research project involving human participants was approved by Université Laval’s research ethics committee (2018 − 294 A-2 / 07-01-2021). Verbal informed consent was obtained prior to each interview. Steps were taken to ensure the confidentiality of the information shared by the participants and the anonymity of the data disseminated in this manuscript. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding JM received a grant from the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Société et culture (no. 314748) to support the completion of her doctoral thesis which include the writing of this manuscript. MCT is funded by a Research Scholar award (Junior 1) from the Fonds de recherche du Québec-Santé (no. 268417). The larger research project described in the article is also supported by the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Société et culture (no. 253689). As patient-partners, SG and LV received financial compensation in recognition of their significant contribution to the preparation of this manuscript. These compensations were paid from research funds. The authors also thank the Quebec Population Health Research Network (QPHRN) for its contribution to the financing of this publication."