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Person-centred medicine, mindfulness and medical education. Commentary on Garneau et al. Cultivating person-centred medicine in future physicians. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare 1 (2) 468-477

Stephen Buetow

Abstract


Medical school is typically stressful for students. It introduces serious financial, academic and workload challenges in the complex and rapidly changing environments of modern medicine and education. Regulatory requirements and technological advances are threatening students’ ability to care for themselves and their patients, as people. However, medical education must also be part of the solution, perhaps by supporting the development of students’ capacity for mindfulness.


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Medical education, meditation, patient-centered care, psychological stress

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v2i2.730

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