In their own words: stressors facing medical students in the millennial generation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical student exposure to stressors is associated with depression, burnout, somatic distress, decreases in empathy, serious thoughts about dropping out of medical school, suicidal ideation, and poor academic performance. Despite this, there have been no recent, multicenter, qualitative studies assessing medical students' perceptions of their greatest stressor(s).

Objective

The goal of this study was to identify the most significant stressors noted by medical students themselves, in order to inform the development of programs and policies to reduce medical student distress.

Design

Medical students from the nine schools in the state of Florida were invited to complete an anonymous online questionnaire assessing wellness and distress. Students were notified

SUBMITTER: Hill MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6179084 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature