Comparison of mental health and burnout between medical and nonmedical students.

ABSTRACT: The high rates of mental health issues and burnout among medical students have been well established. Some suggest that these high rates are due to medical studies being particularly demanding compared to other undergraduate training. However, research comparing the mental health and burnout of medical and nonmedical students yields inconsistent findings and is limited by small sample sizes as well as infrequent consideration of potential confounding risk factors. This study aimed to complement past research by comparing the mental health and burnout of medical students to those of the nonmedical students at the same university, while accounting for confounding risk factors. A total of 1057 medical and 870 nonmedical students participated in the study, completing validated questionnaires m

SUBMITTER: Carrard V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12510498 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature