Project Research Publications – Stress, Identity and Wellbeing in Medical Settings

The complexity of medical education: Book chapter 2017

We are pleased to have a book chapter in the 2017 book on Self and Social Identity in Educational Contexts. The chapter examines several of the complexities and identity conflicts in medical education. We combine the work we have done looking at identity and approaches to learning (deep and surface) with our work on medical student well-being, and analyse some of … Read more

Identity and norms paper in Perspectives on Medical Education

Beyond prevalence to process: the role of self and identity in medical student well-being

A complex systems view in medical student wellbeing research

Looking beyond personal stressors

In one of our first forays into the field of medical student stress and wellbeing, we used an extensive list of potential stressors to get a feel for what kinds of stressors had the greatest impact on wellbeing. Though it was a small sample, we still found that Academic stressors had a measurable impact on … Read more