Mind Over Medical School: A QIP on Wellbeing Interventions for Medical Students on Their Psychiatry Rotation
Aims: The mental wellbeing of medical students has remained a pressing issue. A recent longitudinal study named ‘less supportive’ educational environments as a contributing factor to this ill-health. Anecdotally, authors of this study have found topics taught within psychiatry can be emotionally aff...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2025-06-01
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| Series: | BJPsych Open |
| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425103645/type/journal_article |
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| Summary: | Aims: The mental wellbeing of medical students has remained a pressing issue. A recent longitudinal study named ‘less supportive’ educational environments as a contributing factor to this ill-health. Anecdotally, authors of this study have found topics taught within psychiatry can be emotionally affronting for students. During their psychiatry placement, 4th-year medical students at the University of Birmingham and Aston University were offered voluntary interventions with the aim to foster an environment of wellbeing. These included 1) an Open-Door Policy with Clinical Teaching Fellows (CTFs), 2) a formal Drop-in Session, 3) a Psychiatry Film Club Evening, and 4) a Creativity Prize, for students to submit reflective pieces in any artistic medium. A mandatory final wellbeing lecture included personal testimony from two CTFs on their own mental health journeys. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-4724 |