Positive medical education: Are we focusing on the right things while teaching? [Version 2]

Neuropsychiatric disorders are a global problem and medical students are a population with high vulnerability to mental disorders. Medical education is currently in crisis considering the alarming rates of mental health problems reported in medical students. These problems not only compromise the he...

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Main Author: Alvaro Tala
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Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2018-09-01
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description Neuropsychiatric disorders are a global problem and medical students are a population with high vulnerability to mental disorders. Medical education is currently in crisis considering the alarming rates of mental health problems reported in medical students. These problems not only compromise the health of students but also their learning processes and patient care. In this context, it is necessary to move towards a medical education that considers, in addition to the academic performance, the well-being of medical students as a central focus. Positive psychology with interventions at individual level and positive education with interventions at institutional level could provide a response based on the evidence to this problem through positive medical education. This article addressed a personal view of how positive medical education can benefit medical students.
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spelling doaj.art-15af9e1417a846f3bb0a512242f830e82022-12-21T23:40:38ZengF1000 Research LtdMedEdPublish2312-79962018-09-0173Positive medical education: Are we focusing on the right things while teaching? [Version 2]Alvaro Tala0Universidad de ChileNeuropsychiatric disorders are a global problem and medical students are a population with high vulnerability to mental disorders. Medical education is currently in crisis considering the alarming rates of mental health problems reported in medical students. These problems not only compromise the health of students but also their learning processes and patient care. In this context, it is necessary to move towards a medical education that considers, in addition to the academic performance, the well-being of medical students as a central focus. Positive psychology with interventions at individual level and positive education with interventions at institutional level could provide a response based on the evidence to this problem through positive medical education. This article addressed a personal view of how positive medical education can benefit medical students.https://www.mededpublish.org/Manuscripts/1867Positive PsychologyPositive EducationMedical EducationWell-being
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Positive medical education: Are we focusing on the right things while teaching? [Version 2]
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title Positive medical education: Are we focusing on the right things while teaching? [Version 2]
title_full Positive medical education: Are we focusing on the right things while teaching? [Version 2]
title_fullStr Positive medical education: Are we focusing on the right things while teaching? [Version 2]
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title_short Positive medical education: Are we focusing on the right things while teaching? [Version 2]
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topic Positive Psychology
Positive Education
Medical Education
Well-being
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