Compassion Fatigue: A Medical Student Experience

Arnold, Peter J.; Romary, Daniel J.

Compassion Fatigue: A Medical Student Experience

Arnold, Peter J.; Romary, Daniel J.

Abstract

[This is an excerpt.] I will always remember the first time I interviewed a patient with suicidal ideation. I (P.A.) was a third-year medical student on my pediatrics rotation. The patient was a teenager recently admitted to our service for an intentional overdose. I was a few months into my clinical clerkships, already feeling the exhaustion of perpetually changing services, preceptors, and expectations. [To read more, click View Resource.]

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Academic Psychiatry
2023
Profession(s)
Physicians
Topic(s)
Moral Distress or Moral Injury
Mental Health
Resource Types
Commentaries & Blogs
Study Type(s)
Expert Opinion, Commentary, etc.
Action Strategy Area(s)
Aligning Values
Physical & Mental Health
Setting(s)
Academic
Academic Role(s)
Students