Attentiveness and conscious stress reduction; wise use of digigital means and media. Some sort of meditation or conncentration exercises may be helpful.

Dear colleague,

The way to decrease the burnout levels in medical schools worldwide is still a challenge. The mental health of medical students has long been a cause for concern. Nowadays, this problem still persists.

I would like to suggest two articles which mentions some strategies that could help, although the theme is vast and there is still a lot to know. Strategies to increase resilience may be helpful.

Article A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Coping Strategies on Reduc...

Article Physician Burnout and Well-Being: A Systematic Review and Fr...

hope i could help,

Best regards,

Dear burnout and stressful environment can be reduced by a good planning, being focused and having enough rest. A very good regular exercise and drinking sufficient good water will help.

It’s reduced by trying to remove tension in life, keep peaceful mind , trying to do regular physical exercise & take low cholesterol & high fibre diet, fresh drinking water regularly .

Eu penso que é possível reduzir por meio de um trabalho de humanização no contexto do hospital. Com o desenvolvimento de empatia entre os agentes e profissionais de saúde e educação.

Christian G Meyer can you kindly be more specific?

Nelma Pintor I do agree that empathy in the working environment can help yet burnout is harmful on the personal level by so many means; are you aware of various strategies or techniques that have yielded optimal or close to optimal results?

Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha Farias Thanks for the guidance! Will have a look at the 2 recommended studies.

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu The tips you have provided are indeed helpful yet these are very general. I need more in-depth strategies if you may...

Sharing with the friends, regular exercises, meditation, mindfulness technique. Provide stress management training to staff at regular basis, provide cooperative environment during stressful situations.

Teaching students resilience-awareness and engagement skills as early as possible in school programs, which should continue at whatever vocation they choose. Hospitals should have these trainings, as well as promoting an environment of mindfulness and sharing. Burnout and clinician suicides drop when they work in an environment where they feel like they can share their frustration, as well as where seeing a therapist isn't something that goes on their licence.

James Mink That is a very valid point you are raising there yet the question asks itself: Are these colleges/institutions and hospitals forming and building training programs and appropriate counselling to accommodate for the daily frustration these clinicians face?

It would be very intriguing to know of whether such strategies are already implemented on a large scale globally or not.

Globally, no. It's happening slowly, and it's happening in siloed systems. There are a few organizations that are doing good work: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention talks to medical students and hospitals, and the American Medical Association launched a Burnout Initiative a few years back. However, it is only moving as fast as culture shifts, which in the world of medicine, is about as slow as anything.

James, thank you for that valuable feedback. It will take time yet the setup to combat burnout will be established.

Dear Mustafa Altannir ,

Recently, an article from New England Journal of Medicine state that " The most commonly cited reasons for burnout — increased paperwork, more quality metrics, and less time with patients" would be the factors for burnout.

Please read the full article. It is really interesting.

Hope i could help,

Regards,

Luis, your tips are vastly appreciated! Thank you for your kind contribution...