Mentorship & Counselling Program for Medical Students: Need of the Hour
Journal Title: International Journal of Healthcare Education & Medical Informatics - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
The medical profession is one of the most challenging professions in the world, and the five and a half year or more long curriculum of the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S) degree demands not only intelligence, but also perseverance from those who pursue it. Students enter the medical profession in their late adolescence, and struggle for over half a decade, to imbibe the vast body of knowledge and acquire skills that will transform them into life-savers. Needless to say, a majority of medical students experience difficulties in coping with the demands of the course, and frequently experience stress and various mental health issues throughout the world. In particular, the Indian studies on the magnitude of the problem also reported high prevalence of mental illness for example, 51.3% of medical studentsbeing depressed, 66.9% suffering from anxiety, 53% experiencing stress and 20.43% abusing substances.
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Dr. Jugal Kishore
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