Resilience: A panacea for burnout in medical students during clinical training?: A narrative review.

ABSTRACT: Clinical rotations or clerkships are a necessary part of medical education but are associated with significant psychiatric morbidity, including burnout and psychological distress. This review aims to explore the role of resilience as a protective factor and assess the effectiveness of resilience-building interventions. We conducted a narrative review using the Medline database via PubMed. The search strategy included the terms "resilience," "burnout," and "medical students." A total of 52 articles were included and synthesized narratively. Burnout affects 40% to 80% of medical students, with higher rates during their clinical years. Resilience was consistently found to be a stable, protective factor that buffers against stress and burnout. Most research focused on medical students, regardl

SUBMITTER: Sanjaya A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11630965 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature