Med students' stress leads to burnout, and sometimes worse

A recent study shows that nearly half of the medical students surveyed reported burnout, and more than 10 percent say they have considered suicide in the past year. Some wonder if there is a link between medical school burnout and high rates of suicide among physicians.

Guests

• Michael Kavan: Associate dean of student affairs at Creighton University Medical School.
• Jim Pacala. MD: Associate professor in the department of family medicine and community health at the University of Minnesota. He directs the department's medical student education program.
• Lauren Hughes: Vice president of internal affairs for the American Medical Student Association. She is currently in her fourth year at the University of Iowa medical school.

Resources

• Study of med student burnout, Annals of Internal Medicine
• The Role of Academic Psychiatry Faculty in the Treatment and Subsequent Evaluation and Promotion of Medical Students: An Ethical Conundrum
• About Jim Pacala
• About Lauren Hughes
• About Michael Kavan
• Struggling in Silence: Physician Depression and Suicide