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These tips on the little things can ease the big stressors

Creating life balance and identifying mechanisms to cope with stress is integral for those hoping to thrive in and out of the med school environment.

Med Student Health
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Take a mindful approach to manage med school stress

Mindfulness practices, such as yoga and meditation, are becoming an increasingly popular mechanism through which med students harnesses their stress.

Med Student Health
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Accreditors target training gaps that contribute to burnout

How accrediting bodies across the continuum can confront challenges and create lifelong learners.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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How to respond when medicine’s culture causes moral distress

Medical students and resident physicians are particularly vulnerable to moral distress, given the hierarchical nature of their training.

Ethics
Physicians gathered around opened laptops working.
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New policies target mental health stigma in physicians, students

Delegates address how medical licensing boards handle physicians who have sought behavioral health treatment.

Med Student Advocacy
Former U.S. Surgeon general Vivek Murthy, MD
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Surgeon general: Med students can help drive solutions to burnout

Vivek Murthy, MD, says the culture of medicine needs to change. Medical students can provide leadership in that effort.

Med Student Advocacy
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How should residents respond to faculty bullying of med students?

When faculty members bully or mistreat medical students, how should residents respond?

Resident Wellness
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1 in 4 med students around the world shows depression signs

Researchers pooled data from nearly 50 countries that show the problem’s global scale problem and the need for prevention and better care access.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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How med students avoid burnout

With physician and student burnout on the rise, medical students gathered to discuss preventing burnout during training.

Med Student Health