Recent Studies

Stress is a known feature of medical studies as well as medical practice. In much of the literature stress is dealt with in the abstract, simply measuring levels of non-specific stress. Some attempts have been made to document the specific stressors that medical students face such as the MSSQ (Medical Student Stress Questionnaire; Yusoff et … Read more

We are conducting interviews internationally across a range of specialty areas to explore the way stress is experienced in each domain. In 2016 we conducted an interview-based study looking at the nature of stress and identity in two target specialties – emergency medicine, and oncology.  We now have funding to expand this study to other … Read more

We are taking a different approach to looking at the stressors in day to day medical practice. The emphasis on prevalence studies in this area often means the use of standard stress scales to capture levels of stress in a very generic way.  We believe it is important to look closer at specific experiences. we … Read more

We are running an interview-based study to focus on the particular experiences of stress in the two specialties of Emergency Medicine and Oncology and implications for identity.  The particular focus for this study comes from two observations from the literature. stress can be a “badge of honour” in emergency medicine We note that stress can … Read more

In 2013 and 2014 we conducted a study to examine some dimensions of medical student identity, social connections among medical students and wellbeing. We were pleased to have the participation from nearly 400 medical students, primarily in Australia and New Zealand, but also Europe and Asia. We were glad of the cooperation from both AMSA … Read more