Tracey L Henry, Francois G Rollin, Oreoluwa E Olakunle
How to Create a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Curriculum: More Than Checking a Box
Annals of family medicine
high prevalence rates distress burnout medical students welldocumented mental health literature different types interventions developed past order reduce stress medical undergraduate students promote better coping skills however paucity studies tested effectiveness interventions study aimed examine effect different versions seminar coping stress implemented first year undergraduate curriculum medical university vienna summer semester 2018 students mental health invitations participate study sent via email six cohorts students medical university vienna two cohorts participated onsite version seminar coping stress whereas two cohorts participated online version seminar two cohorts received intervention control group data burnout risk life satisfaction stress knowledge available help resources collected via online questionnaires n 137 students curriculum module contained seminar medical students participated onsite seminar reported reduction aspects burnout decrease stress increase knowledge available help resources effect seen control group participants online seminar experienced similar increase knowledge available help resources changes outcomes findings support notion onsite seminar coping stress positive impact medical students mental health useful addition medical curriculum promoting mental health literacy research registered german clinical trial registry registration number drks00018981 registration date 14112019