Nooreen Adnan, Farah Azhar, Syeda Rubaba Azim
Exploring perceptions of pre-clerkship students about workplace learning in the clinical learning environment at Gulf Medical University, UAE
BMC medical education
mental health medical students growing concern worldwide studies indicating high levels stress anxiety depression among population south african context review aims review existing literature mental health needs challenges among medical students south africa rationale review crucial identify gaps understand unique contextual factors inform development targeted interventions support tailored specific needs south african medical students review followed scoping review framework arksey omalley consists five stages review initiated december 2023 search process conducted following electronic databases pubmed psychinfo scopus google scholar science direct search terms review medical students mental health challenges south africa universities needs support systems mental health interventions study included articles published english 2010 2023 thorough review literature eight articles met inclusion criteria study excluded articles published english articles published 2010 fulltext articles could retrieved studies address mental health needs challenges faced medical students risk factors contributing mental issues among south african medical students review yielded three themes utilizing creswells tesch method data analysis 1 prevalence mental health disorders 2 risk factors contributing poor mental health 3 available university support systems interventions therefore unique aspect review lies shedding light underexplored intersections mental health unique context medical education south africa includes examining impact historical cultural institutional factors mental health wellbeing medical students comprehensively addressed previous literature terms south african context findings review highlight importance implementing comprehensive mental health support programs within medical education institutions address needs students promote wellbeing