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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
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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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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
Student reviews information on computer in library.
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Med school lends an ear to those at risk of suicide

Worries about stigma and career impact discourage physicians from seeking mental health services. One medical school combines a variety of approaches aimed at lowering the risk of suicide among med students.

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Building emotional intelligence in medical trainees

One medical school is helping students to understand more about their emotions to support well-being. This emotional intelligence allows medical trainees to learn when and how to use inherent skills.

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Using comic books in med school: A creative way to teach

One med school professor uses comic books to teach students to reflect on the experience of becoming a physician. He explains graphic novels help them concentrate and observe how a doctor interacts with patients.

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