Effects of building resilience skills among undergraduate medical students in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic setting in the United Arab Emirates: A convergent mixed methods study
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.This study explored resilience training for medical students in the UAE. While not immediately impacting burnout or anxiety, the innovative curriculum helped students develop skills to adapt to educational transitions.
Area Of Science
- Medical Education
- Psychology
- Public Health
Background
- Resilience training curricula are common, but their effectiveness and student needs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are understudied.
- Undergraduate medical trainees face significant stressors, increasing their risk for burnout and anxiety.
Purpose Of The Study
- To investigate the value of an innovative, design-based research curriculum for building resilience skills in undergraduate medical trainees in the United Arab Emirates.
- To assess the impact of the resilience curriculum on burnout, anxiety, and resilience levels.
Main Methods
- A convergent mixed-methods study design was used with 47 undergraduate medical students.
- Students were randomly allocated to a resilience-skills-building course or an unrelated curriculum, with crossover design.
- Quantitative data (burnout, anxiety, resilience) were collected at four time points; qualitative data were gathered through virtual focus groups.
Main Results
- A significant proportion of students were at risk for burnout and anxiety at baseline.
- No statistical differences in burnout, anxiety, or resilience were found directly related to course delivery.
- Student-reported adaptability improved, and a conceptual model highlighted themes of transition, adaptation, and course value.
Conclusions
- The resilience-skills-building course may not yield immediate changes in burnout, anxiety, or resilience ratings.
- Students actively engage with innovative curricula to gain adaptive skills for managing educational transitions.
- The findings provide insights into enhancing resilience training for medical education.
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