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Still-Well osteopathic medical student wellness program.

Ronald R Gaber1, Daniel M Martin

  • 1Department of Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine, and Community Health, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, MO 63501, USA. rgaber@kcom.edu

The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
|May 30, 2002
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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Student Wellness

Background:

  • The Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCOM) established a wellness program in 1991 for first- and second-year medical students.
  • The program's foundation is the principle that future physicians must embody wellness to effectively promote preventive medicine.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the impact of KCOM's comprehensive wellness program on medical student well-being.
  • To evaluate the program's effectiveness in personal, professional, and physical development.

Main Methods:

  • The study involved analyzing data from KCOM's wellness program, which has been running for nearly 11 years.
  • Voluntary student participation in the program has been exceptionally high.

Main Results:

  • Research was initiated to determine the extent to which the wellness program modifies student well-being.
  • Exceptional voluntary participation rates indicate strong student engagement with the program.

Conclusions:

  • The KCOM wellness program aims to foster holistic development (mind, body, spirit) in medical students.
  • Ongoing research seeks to quantify the program's success in enhancing student wellness and its implications for preventive medicine practice.

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