The road to becoming a medical professional really kicks in during an individual’s time in medical school. The result is burnout, which describes a person experience emotional distress mixed with low accomplishment levels. Burnout can occur in any point in a person’s life, especially throughout one’s time in school. However, the primary difference between burnout in medical school as opposed to undergraduate and lower levels of education (i.e. high school), is the time one has to regain his or her overall balance. The workload and various different responsibilities than a medical school student experiences is considerably more, which leaves one with less time to “juggle” every part of their out.
Because it is strongly encouraged for individuals to possess a healthy balance of every aspect of their lives, the following hopefully sheds light into possible solutions one may fall back to in order to reduce the level of, or completely avoid burnout:
1) Join a peer support group. Peer support groups help medical school students to balance their personal as well as professional lives. Sometimes, it is the mere fact that medical school costs so much that medical school students almost force themselves to keep going. Ideas like these are shared among many medical school students. In order to reduce the negative effects of burnout, medical school students share their thoughts and feelings (like that mentioned above) with each other. Moreover, because medical school students are going through the same experiences, they tend to feel comfort even in just knowing that they are not alone in this so-called marathon.
2) Partake in stress reduction clinics. Medical schools typically understand what their students undergo throughout these critical four years, so many of them offer stress reduction clinics in which professionals actually help students on an individual or occasionally group basis. These serve the same purpose as peer support groups, but are guided by a third party, which often provides rare, but positively effective insight for the students.
3) Exercise opportunities. Exercise is proven to help medical school students with not only their health, but also with their mental stability. A regular exercise schedule can help students maintain a steady daily routine as well as improve one’s ability to “soak in” information. Group exercise can also build support for everyone involved.
4) Alone time. I know it sounds a bit corny, but time away from everyone is always helpful. As long as this time is specifically set aside in order to step back and reflect on one’s individual progress throughout medical school, and is not spent studying, burnout levels can significantly decrease. Students can use this alone time to think and to plan ahead in preparation for upcoming events. Doing this for tasks even as simple as planning the next day has proven extremely helpful for many medical school students. Burnout can greatly be controlled if one spends as little as ten minutes each night before sleeping, planning the next day out in a way that best accommodates their time and energy.
Hopefully the aforementioned tips will come into good use for any medical school students experiencing burnout. As a final note of advice, it is wise to always think in a big picture perspective – especially one including the “grand prize” at the end of this medical school marathon: you’re on the road to becoming a medical professional!
Because it is strongly encouraged for individuals to possess a healthy balance of every aspect of their lives, the following hopefully sheds light into possible solutions one may fall back to in order to reduce the level of, or completely avoid burnout:
1) Join a peer support group. Peer support groups help medical school students to balance their personal as well as professional lives. Sometimes, it is the mere fact that medical school costs so much that medical school students almost force themselves to keep going. Ideas like these are shared among many medical school students. In order to reduce the negative effects of burnout, medical school students share their thoughts and feelings (like that mentioned above) with each other. Moreover, because medical school students are going through the same experiences, they tend to feel comfort even in just knowing that they are not alone in this so-called marathon.
2) Partake in stress reduction clinics. Medical schools typically understand what their students undergo throughout these critical four years, so many of them offer stress reduction clinics in which professionals actually help students on an individual or occasionally group basis. These serve the same purpose as peer support groups, but are guided by a third party, which often provides rare, but positively effective insight for the students.
3) Exercise opportunities. Exercise is proven to help medical school students with not only their health, but also with their mental stability. A regular exercise schedule can help students maintain a steady daily routine as well as improve one’s ability to “soak in” information. Group exercise can also build support for everyone involved.
4) Alone time. I know it sounds a bit corny, but time away from everyone is always helpful. As long as this time is specifically set aside in order to step back and reflect on one’s individual progress throughout medical school, and is not spent studying, burnout levels can significantly decrease. Students can use this alone time to think and to plan ahead in preparation for upcoming events. Doing this for tasks even as simple as planning the next day has proven extremely helpful for many medical school students. Burnout can greatly be controlled if one spends as little as ten minutes each night before sleeping, planning the next day out in a way that best accommodates their time and energy.
Hopefully the aforementioned tips will come into good use for any medical school students experiencing burnout. As a final note of advice, it is wise to always think in a big picture perspective – especially one including the “grand prize” at the end of this medical school marathon: you’re on the road to becoming a medical professional!
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