Wellness in medical education
Definition and five domains for wellness among medical learners during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15328140 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephana J Mo (0000-0002-1157-884X, University of Calgary), Stephana J Cherak (University of Calgary, corresponding author), Brianna K Rosgen (0000-0001-5831-019X, University of Calgary), Alexa Geddes (University of Calgary), Kira Makuk (University of Calgary), Sanjana Sudershan (University of Calgary), Caroline Peplinksi (University of Calgary), Aliya Kassam (0000-0002-7081-6377, University of Calgary) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1917488-1917488 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Education Online (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-2981 • E-ISSN: 1087-2981 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10872981.2021.1917488 |
| PMID | 33944707 |
| OpenAlex | W3157123340 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
Problem : The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 disease (COVID-19) impacted medical learner well-being and serves as a unique opportunity to understand medical learner wellness. The authors designed a formal needs assessment to assess medical learners' perspectives regarding distress related to disrupted training environments. This Rapid Communication describes findings from a qualitative study which defined medical learner wellness and validated five wellness domains. Approach : We conducted follow-up telephone interviews to an online needs assessment survey to identify a learner definition for wellness and to validate five wellness domains, including social, mental, physical, intellectual, and occupational wellness. Using purposive and maximal variation sampling, 27 students were interviewed from July-August 2020. Thematic analysis was performed using a deductive thematic approach to qualitative analysis. Outcomes : Medical learners defined wellness as a general [holistic] sense of personal well-being - the opportunity to be and to do what they most need and value. Learners validated all five wellness domains for medical education. Learners acknowledged the need for an adoptable and adaptable holistic framework for wellness in medical education. Next steps : We recommend academic medical institutions consider learner wellness a key component of medical education to cultivate learners as a competent collective of self-reliant, scholarly experts. We encourage evaluation of wellness domains in diverse medical learner populations to identify feasible interventions potentially associated with improvements in medical learner wellness
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Betacoronavirus · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Medical education · Outbreak · Pandemic · Pathology · Sars virus · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Empathy and Medical Education · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Innovations in Medical Education · Medicine · Psychology · Virology
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |