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Main themes and subthemes

Main themes	Subthemes	Selected direct quotes from participants
Bitter-sweet experiences	Horrible peer support from white students Lack of black representation Difficulty reporting racial issues Positive black peer support system Supportive lecturers	“I felt very uncomfortable, very uncomfortable. I just wanted to. I wanted to drop out” “I wasn’t able to just be me and it wasn’t a conducive learning environment for me” “I just changed seats and sat there with them. And yeah, my life’s changed completely. I, all of a sudden just started to enjoy the course and I loved it” “The tutors can be very supportive”
Need for intentionality when planning and delivering the course	Intentional when planning course More lecturer representation Black student support	“Increased student participation from all ethnicities in the planning” “…I don’t know, maybe change positions and maybe that’s something the lecturers can do as well if they notice that people are sitting with the same group of people”
Harsh realities on placement	Being the only black person on placement Lack of educator professionalism Hesitancy to report racial issues Positive experiences but with black patients	“I was trying to get through placement” “I decided to forget about my mental health and just get on with what I had to do. It’s not the right way” “….so you don’t have anybody you could speak to. I’ve cried. I’ve cried on placements”
Need for creating safe spaces during practice placement	Need for educator training Need for Black educator representation Better racial support system	“Having a Black placement supervisor that makes a very very big difference” “Uni should take responsibility for things that happen in placement”

Main themes	Subthemes	Selected direct quotes from participants
Bitter-sweet experiences	Horrible peer support from white students Lack of black representation Difficulty reporting racial issues Positive black peer support system Supportive lecturers	“I felt very uncomfortable, very uncomfortable. I just wanted to. I wanted to drop out”“I wasn’t able to just be me and it wasn’t a conducive learning environment for me”“I just changed seats and sat there with them. And yeah, my life’s changed completely. I, all of a sudden just started to enjoy the course and I loved it”“The tutors can be very supportive”
Need for intentionality when planning and delivering the course	Intentional when planning course More lecturer representation Black student support	“Increased student participation from all ethnicities in the planning”“…I don’t know, maybe change positions and maybe that’s something the lecturers can do as well if they notice that people are sitting with the same group of people”
Harsh realities on placement	Being the only black person on placement Lack of educator professionalism Hesitancy to report racial issues Positive experiences but with black patients	“I was trying to get through placement”“I decided to forget about my mental health and just get on with what I had to do. It’s not the right way”“….so you don’t have anybody you could speak to. I’ve cried. I’ve cried on placements”
Need for creating safe spaces during practice placement	Need for educator training Need for Black educator representation Better racial support system	“Having a Black placement supervisor that makes a very very big difference”“Uni should take responsibility for things that happen in placement”

Source: Authors’ own creation