Background: Little is known about the prevalence of suicidal ideation among U.S. medical students or how it relates to burnout. Objective: To assess frequency and explore its relationship with Design: Cross-sectional 2007 longitudinal 2006 cohort study. Setting: 7 schools in United States. Participants: 4287 at schools, 5 institutions studied longitudinally. Measurements: Prevalence past year burnout, demographic characteristics, quality life. Results: Burnout was reported by 49.6% (95% CI,...

The relationship between professionalism and distress among medical students is unknown.To determine the measures of burnout US students.Cross-sectional survey all attending 7 schools (overall response rate, 2682/4400 [61%]) in spring 2009. included Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), PRIME-MD depression screening instrument, SF-8 quality life (QOL) assessment tool, as well items exploring students' personal engagement unprofessional conduct, understanding appropriate relationships with...

Little is known about students who seriously consider dropping out of medical school. The authors assessed the severity thoughts and explored relationship such with burnout other indicators distress.The surveyed attending five schools in 2006 2007 (prospective cohort) included two additional (cross-sectional cohort). survey questions out, life events previous 12 months, validated instruments evaluating burnout, depression symptoms, quality (QOL).Data were provided by 858 (65%) prospective...

Objectives Little is known about specific personal and professional factors influencing student distress. The authors conducted a comprehensive assessment of how learning environment, clinical rotation factors, workload, demographics life events relate to burnout. Methods All medical students (n = 3080) at five schools were surveyed in the spring 2006 using validated instrument assess Students also asked aforementioned factors. Results A total 1701 (response rate 55%) completed survey....

Medical Education 2010: 44: 1016–1026 Context Burnout is prevalent among medical students and a predictor of subsequent serious consideration dropping out school suicide ideation. Understanding the factors that protect against burnout needed to guide student wellness programmes. Methods A total 1321 attending five institutions were studied longitudinally (2006–2007). The surveys included standardised instruments evaluate burnout, quality life, fatigue stress. Additional items explored social...

Background:Little is known about the training experience of minority medical students.We explore differences in prevalence burnout, depressive symptoms, and quality life (QOL) among nonminority students as well role race/ ethnicity plays students' experiences.Methods: Medical (N = 3080) at 5 schools were surveyed 2006 using validated instruments to assess depression, QOL.Students also asked impact race/ethnicity on their experience. Results:The response rate was 55%.Nearly half reported...

Background: How multiple forms of psychological distress coexist in individual medical students has not been formally studied.Aim: To explore the prevalence various and their relationship to recent suicidal ideation or serious thoughts dropping out school.Methods: All at seven US schools were surveyed with standardized instruments evaluate burnout, depression, stress, mental quality life (QOL), physical QOL, fatigue. Additional items explored school.Results: Nearly all (1846/2246, 82%) had...

Psychological distress is common among medical students. Curriculum structure and grading scales are modifiable learning environment factors that may influence student well-being. The authors sought to examine relationships curriculum structures, scales, well-being.The surveyed 2,056 first- second-year students at seven U.S. schools in 2007. They used the Perceived Stress Scale, Maslach Burnout Inventory, Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF-8) measure stress, burnout, quality of life,...

Purpose Although burnout is associated with erosion of professionalism and serious personal consequences, whether positive mental health can enhance how it shapes experience remain poorly understood. The study simultaneously explores the relationship between experience. Method authors surveyed 4,400 medical students at seven U.S. schools in 2009 to assess (categorized as languishing, moderate, flourishing) burnout. Additional items explored professional behaviors, beliefs, suicidal ideation,...

To compare how different institutional review boards (IRBs) process and evaluate the same multiinstitutional educational research proposal of medical students' quality life.Prospective collection in 2005 key variables regarding IRB submission involving students, which was submitted to six IRBs, each associated with a school.Four IRBs determined protocol appropriate for expedited review, remaining two required full review. Substantial variation existed time by an administrator/IRB member...

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Aims: To explore the prevalence of burnout and depression measured mental quality life (QOL) among graduating medical students shortly before they began residency.

Although electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use has rapidly increased, there is little data about what United States medical students know or are taught them. This study examined students' experiences, knowledge, and attitudes regarding e-cigarettes, as well their evaluation of education on e-cigarettes. A cross-sectional online survey currently enrolled at the University Minnesota Medical School (n = 984) was conducted over a three-week period in August September 2015. Primary outcomes...

Background and Objectives: Proficiency in procedural care achieved during residency is a major driver of family physician scope practice. To date, no inventory exists the advanced procedures clinical skills performed by teaching physicians. This study comprises first such survey assesses attitude respondents toward importance physicians performing procedures. Methods: We sent to convenience sample employed at 18 medical school-affiliated, community, military programs across United States....

To assess medical student attitudes toward, and comfort with, taking turns practicing peer physical examinations (PPEs) on fellow classmates.A questionnaire with 25 Likert-scaled questions was administered to 164 end-first-year students at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Topics assessed included: (1) various aspects PPEs; (2) regarding professionalism, appropriateness, perceived value (3) toward breast, genital, rectal exams; (4) effects age gender response.Of surveyed, 124 (76%)...

Although confusional states and depression are common accompaniments of advanced cancer, few objective data available concerning the prevalence these clinical or what methods most suitable for their accurate detection. We decided that a 10-question Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS) semistructured application modified DSMIII-R (Diagnostic Statistical Manual Disorder, third edition - revised) criteria major depressive illness were screening tests terminally ill population. Thirty 87...

Some medical schools have replaced all student practice peer physical examinations in the curriculum with of standardized patients (SPs).To assess attitudes students toward practicing classmates, including genital, rectal, or female breast components.Survey administered to 235 Year-4 at University Minnesota Medical School (69% response rate).Ninety-five percent believed that limited exams are valuable. Six were uncomfortable these exams: This was strongly associated having had an...

Although it is well-established and considered successful, there limited data on how the graduates of a Minnesota rural medical education program (Rural Physician Associate Program [RPAP]) compare with their peers.To performance RPAP students peers primary care observed structured clinical examination (OSCE).The performances group non-RPAP Year 4 were compared same OSCE.RPAP performed at least as well stations assessing common scenarios but not small number that assessed applied knowledge...

Background: Although medical student specialty choices shape the future of healthcare workforce, factors influencing changes in preference during training remain poorly understood.