Some policies that could treat mental health issues include:
- Wellness Days
- Education about Mental Health
- Online Therapy

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Medical students often experience a variety of negative mental health afflictions such as stress, anxiety, and suicide ideation. This worsens their lives and decreases performance, so it's important we try and understand why this is.

Stress Among Medical Students

Waechter, R., Stahl, G., Rabie, S., Colak, B., Johnson-Rais, D., Landon, B., Petersen, K., Davari, S., Zaw, T., Mandalaneni, K., & Punch, B. (2021). Mitigating medical student stress and anxiety: Should schools mandate participation in wellness intervention programs?. Medical Teacher, 43(8), 945-955. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2021.1902966

Mitigating medical student stress and anxiety: Should schools mandate participation in wellness intervention programs?

Students in medical school often struggle with heavy coursework, lack of sleep, dietary problems, etc. If possible, schools should try to support policies that address these problems. These include mental health days, information sessions, and offering mental health treatment if possible.

Medical School Stress Factors

Some methods used to help medical students with stress include:
- Yoga
- Mindfulness Training
- Exercise

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