Published in:
01-04-2019 | Concise Research Reports
Everyday Resilience: Practical Tools to Promote Resilience Among Medical Students
Authors:
Galina Gheihman, HBSc, Cynthia Cooper, MD, Arabella Simpkin, MD, MMSc
Published in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Issue 4/2019
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Excerpt
Burnout has accelerated among practicing physicians and trainees.
1 Over half of medical students report burnout, associated with self-reported unprofessional conduct, reduced empathy, and less altruistic values.
2 Students need adaptive skills to cope with the stressors of a demanding learning environment. Although building resilience is a priority area for medical education,
3 few examples exist of programs engaging students as key partners in building and sustaining wellness over time. We describe a novel, interactive, student-led workshop that introduced participants to two easy-to-use, skills-based resilience tools. …