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Exploring well-being: medical students and staff
Victoria Simpson1, Laura Halpin1, Kirk Chalmers1
1School of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
The Clinical Teacher
|August 1, 2019
Summary
Medical students need better well-being support, especially during transitions. Integrating mental health into the curriculum and offering regular check-ins can improve student well-being and engagement with services.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Student Mental Health
- Public Health
Background:
- Mental illness is a significant public health issue, disproportionately affecting medical students.
- This study investigates well-being support provision within a UK medical school.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore student and staff perspectives on current well-being support.
- To identify challenges and areas for improvement in mental health services for medical students.
Main Methods:
- Conducted semi-structured interviews with 17 second-year medical students and 5 academic/well-being staff.
- Thematic analysis was used to identify common themes from transcribed interviews.
Main Results:
- Students desire more visible support during their transition to university.
- Stigma surrounding mental health deters students from seeking help due to academic concerns.
- Staff noted a mismatch between student expectations and available resources.
Conclusions:
- Implementing 'check-in' opportunities and integrating well-being into the curriculum could benefit student mental health.
- Enhanced support may foster better student engagement with medical school services.
- There is a growing demand for expanded well-being services in medical education.
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