Project 4: Mental Health in Medical Students by

How can academics affect a medical student’s health mentally?

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The effect COVID-19 played on medical student’s development and mental health.

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How can the stigma of mental health effect medical students to steer away from any professional help?

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Is the academic stress and challenges of medical school necessary for students to prepare for the real world experience?

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Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Resources for Medical Students

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High Expectations and Perfectionism

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There are extremely high expectations and pressures when trying to excel academically as a medical student which could lead to depression, burning out, anxiety, and etc.

Competitive Environment

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The competitive environment like the competition among peers for evaluations and grades could cause for feelings of isolation and increase the amount of stress a person experiences.

Work-Life Balance

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Being a medical student and even being in medicine is very demanding which leaves no time for students to take care of themselves, make connections, or even prioritize themselves.

Disrupted Learning Experience

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During COVID, it took the opportunity for students to learn hands on and limited the amount of clinical exposure. This could lead to less confidence in what they do because of the limited experience.

Main Question

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In what ways does the pressure and competitiveness of medical school contribute to mental health challenges among students?

Introduction

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Mental Health Problems in Medical Students

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Mental Health Trends Over Time in Medical Education

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Mental Health Challenges Across Medical Student Demographics

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Current and Proposed Mental Health Resources for Medical Students

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How can therapy groups and apps help medical students?

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Increased Isolation and Anxiety

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The demanding work and life can be hard to manage sometimes which could lead for more intense feelings of anxiety, loneliness, and concerns about the person's future.

Resilience and Adaptability

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There are certain students that were able to develop skills like technological and coping ones that could help improve their future practices.

Preclinical vs. Clinical Years

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Preclinical students tend to experience more pressures from the academic side, while clinical students have to add other challenges like emotional and physical demands from patient care.

Women in Medical School

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Female medical students tend to face more struggles in medical school because they can experience more gender-based discriminations while trying to balance difficult academic demands.

Minority Students

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Minority students face discriminations which could lead for them to isolation, this could increase stress and mental health struggle.

Fear of Judgement

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Sometimes medical students don't reach out because they are scared of being judged for struggling because they might be seen weak or not fit enough for that profession.

Cultural and Systemic Barriers

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An environment where perfectionism is so common, and evaluations are constant could increase the likeliness of stigma and silent vulnerability.

Lack of Awareness or Accessibility

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The misinformation and misconceptions about reaching out for help can sometimes affect whether a person seeks for help or not.

Therapy Apps

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These are digital platforms that can help medical students manage stress and have access to help privately on their own accessible time.

Peer Support Groups

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Many medical programs are incorporating peer support groups that can help medical students discuss their problems or challenges with other peers that can relate.

Faculty Mentorship Programs

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These programs strive to help students with any emotional or career support that they might need from professionals.

Building Resilience

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Medical school allows for students to get the experience and exposure that they need in order to develop problem solving skills and high levels of stress.

Risk of Overwhelming Pressure

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The pressure can become so overwhelming which could how a student performs academically and in clinical settings.

Finding a Balance

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Trying to navigate through life and medical school at the same time could better prepare students when they get into their professional careers.

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"The described low uptake of personal consultation for mental health support by medical students may be explained by fears of stigmatization, shame, barriers..." (Ungar, 4).

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"New technologies have facilitated online mental health support that may overcome some of these barriers as they can be accessed anonymously from anywhere and at any time" (Ungar, 4).

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"Results showed that 20.3% of university students were affected by mental disorders such as major depression" (Ungar, 2)

Quotes

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"It can be concluded that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the stress, anxiety, and depression associated with medical education..." (Nair, 1).

Sources ->

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Well-being and burnout in medical students (2021)

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Breaking the Silence: A Mental Health Initiative to Reduce Stigma among Medical Students (2023)

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Mental Health in Medical Students: Effects, Statistics, and Coping (2022)

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Mental Health Trends among Medical Students (2023)

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Online Programs to Strengthen the Mental Health of Medical Students: A Systematic Review of the Literature (2022)

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““Let’s Work Together to Pass Medical School”: A Qualitative Study of Medical Student Attitudes to Teamwork, Competition and Collaboration (2024)

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"Competition between students was perceived as both positive and negative, but there has been a shift since our last study towards collaboration, with students now more willing to help each other succeed." (Watson, 1).

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"The MHI survey response rate was 61% (261/430). Respondents were distributed across class-years. Most were female (57%, 150/261). The majority agreed they could speak about mental health without judgment from peers (78%, 203/259) and faculty (57%, 149/260)" (Brenner, 3).

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"Although almost a third of medical students experience depression, only 15% of those with depression seek treatment. ¹ The reasons for lack of help seeking are multifaceted, but a major contributor is mental health stigma." (Brenner, 5).

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"Academic workload was the biggest stressor for first-year students, while financial difficulties were the lowest stressor." (Matejko, 10)

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"[Medical students] feel like they need to be perfect to succeed in school and in their careers,” Dragomir says. “This can lead to a lot of anxiety and stress, as well as feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy.” (Matejko, 21).

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"According to a 2021 studyTrusted Source of multiple centers, nearly 3 in 4 (74.7%) of medical students agreed the pandemic had significantly disrupted their education." (Matejko, 26).

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"Some schools, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), offer group teletherapy for students." (Matejko, 31).

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"Resilience describes a person’s ability to respond flexibly and appropriately to demand...recover from difficult or stressful situations without suffering any consequential psychological damage... resilience has been shown to be a modifiable construct" (Ungar, 10).