"At some point, studying stopped feeling productive - and started feeling like a punishment." What happens when burnout hits motivated, capable medical students? How can we remind ourselves of why we choose this incredibly stressful, endurance-demanding path?

In this episode, Student Doctor Christopher Hagerman, OMS-IV, and his wife Chastyti, discuss what burnout looked like for them and what they used to build resilience. Chastyti discusses what burnout looks like in education, as a professional educator, and offers insight into reframing stress.

Sources:

• Frajerman et al., 2022 — Burnout in medical students before residency
  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35775726/
• WHO/PMC — Burnout definition
  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7604257/
• Systematic review of mindfulness-based interventions in medical students
  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34995839/
• Shanafelt et al. — Meaning in work and burnout
  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19773573/

• Harvard Health. How much sleep do you actually need?
  https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/how-much-sleep-do-you-actually-need-202310302986
• Harvard Health. Sleep hygiene: Simple practices for better rest
  https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/sleep-hygiene-simple-practices-for-better-rest
• Harvard Health. Short on slumber
  https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/short-on-slumber

Next steps...

• Medical Student Well-Being Index
  https://www.mywellbeingindex.org/

• AMA Steps Forward — Physician Wellness
  https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health
  

Producers: Tam Nguyen, OMS-III & Sammy DeLuca, OMS-IV

Audio Engineer: Ben Iba, OMS-II

Communications Director: Angelina Hein, OMS-II

Outreach Coordinator: Trinh Nguyen, OMS-II

**This podcast and our parent organization, MAOPS, did not receive any financial gain or otherwise benefit from the resources mentioned. The opinions are that of the medical students alone and not of their parent institutions.**