Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2018

PERCEIVED STRESS ON MEDICAL STUDENTS DURING THEIR MEDICAL EDUCATION

Dr. Mrudula Chandrupatla

Abstract :

 

Medical studies involve difficult, demanding courses over a long duration and are a known cause of stress and anxiety among medical students ⁽¹⁾. The level of stress among medical students depends on the setting of the medical school, the curriculum and the examination system. The curriculum is traditional starting with pre–clinical studies followed by clinical courses ⁽²⁾. Transition from pre–clinical to clinical training, and from introductory clinical cycle to clerkship cycle, has been identified as a crucial stage of medical school since it is when students in traditional curriculums begin to grasp the image of their future profession. However, students stress increases ⁽³⁾  when entering the clinical environs.

Students may become more inclined to experience burnout and compassion fatigue. Transitions from one stage to another, and direct contact with seriously ill people who have poor prognoses, likely to contribute. Excessive workload and educational content, combined with high levels of educational demands, a lack of leisure time, limited contact with

family and friends, choosing a specialty, and delayed income may also contribute to medical students  stress. The clinical period of medical education opens up additional challenges such as studying away from home, living up to high parental expectations, completing degree requirements, and prepå for exams.

In the present study, we aimed to determine the prevalence, sources, and predictors of high stress levels and burnout among medical students at Apollo institute of medical sciences and research during the course period. Understanding of these factors may help with planning measures to reduce perceived stress and burnout.

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Dr.Mrudula Chandrupatla, PERCEIVED STRESS ON MEDICAL STUDENTS DURING THEIR MEDICAL EDUCATION, PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-2 | February-2018

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