Medical students' perception of resilience and of an innovative curriculum-based resilience skills building course: A participant-focused qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medicine is one of the most demanding academic fields with an extensive curriculum that entails plenty of potential stressors. There is sufficient evidence that medical students are more prone to psychological distress when compared to their peer group of other disciplines. Despite the established need to prioritize resilience skills building within the medical curriculum, very few medical programmes in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) proactively empower the students to help themselves in sustaining their mental health. The purpose of the current study is to explore the perception of medical students in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) regarding their understanding of, and personal experience with building resilience, and their engagement with the content

SUBMITTER: Nair B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9994682 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature