Combating Burnout & Improving Mindsets in Medical Education
The Resilient Mindsets in Medicine program continues to lead a transformative movement in medical education—championing psychological well-being, equity, and resilience among osteopathic medical students nationwide.
About the Project
The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) and its partner, Motivate Lab, are uniquely positioned to address and remediate the persistent and growing burnout crisis. Our mission is to confront the burnout epidemic in medical training and academia head-on. Through the development of strategies and practical toolkits, RMIM aims to not only support students, faculty and staff but also promote long-term health equity. By empowering future physicians, we are building pathways to reduce health disparities and improve outcomes in rural and underserved communities across the country.
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Resilient Mindsets in Medicine
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The Largest Well-being Survey in Osteopathic Medical Education
Through this program, we conducted the largest national survey on medical student well-being in osteopathic medical education. With participation from all Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and a remarkable 72% response rate. Survey findings demonstrated that learning mindsets are positively associated with well-being and negatively associated with burnout. Findings also showed the following:
Publications
Over the past four years, the Resilient Mindsets in Medicine program team has published two academic papers demonstrating the impact of learning mindsets on osteopathic medical student well-being and burnout. In addition to ongoing scholarly work, the team has conducted 48 focus groups—33 in-person sessions across 11 colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) and 15 virtual sessions across 22 COMs
Explore how medical students’ mindsets relate to well-being and ill-being
How Can a Growth Mindset-Supportive Learning Environment in Medical School Promote Student Well-Being?
Working Together
Medical school faculty are partnering with AACOM and motivation science experts at Motivate Lab to address resilience in Osteopathic medical students. This partnership is determined to identify the best strategies for supporting physician well-being and diversifying the physician pipeline.
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