Common Stressors in Medical School

Get tips and resources on how to address the stressors that are most significant to you

Check which stressors in this list* you feel are most significant for you and submit to get tips and resources on how to address them (check all that apply).
*Most common stressors for students from 6 medical schools (Hill, 2018).
- Excessive workload, sometimes without apparent reason
- Difficulties with studying and time management
- Conflicts in work–life balance and relationships
- Medical student peer relations, health concerns
- Financial stressors
- System-level concerns (e.g., school administration failures, lack of career planning assistance, pressures related to assessment performance)
- Competitive atmosphere
- Mistreatment related to sex, race/ethnicity, or sexual orientation
- Highly critical evaluations of your clinical performance
- Pressures from family

Reference: Hill MR, Goicochea S, Merlo LJ. In their own words: stressors facing medical students in the millennial generation. Med Educ Online. October 5, 2018;23(1). doi:10.1080/10872981.2018.1530558. PMCID: PMC6179084. PMID: 30286698.

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