15. Self-care Education for Medical Students
10.11307/mededjapan.53.3_255
- VernacularTitle:15. 医学生へのセルフケア教育
- Author:
Yusuke TAKAMIYA
1
Author Information
1. Department of medical education, School of medicine, Showa university
- Keywords:
self-care;
mindfulness;
resilience;
stress management
- From:Medical Education
2022;53(3):255-255
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
Medical students are troubled by exams, relationships, and future choices, and some students are driven by psychological factors to stay or drop out of school, and in some cases, commit suicide. Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic since 2020, many students have been stressed and have complained of depressive symptoms. In recent years, self-care has been considered important in reducing stress and preventing burnout in healthcare professionals, and this article focuses on self-care education for medical students. In the first paper, we introduce a practical example of self-care lectures that have been conducted at Showa University since 2015. In the second paper, we introduce the mindfulness practice that has been used at Kansai Medical University since 2018. Through self-care education, we hope that medical students will become physicians who can overcome stress and who have mastered professionalism.
