Mindfulness en estudiantes de medicina

Studies show high levels of stress and anxiety in medical students, describing multiple related factors. The stressors that affect them have been associated with emotional exhaustion, decreased empathy, toxic consumption and risk of mental health problems. This review shows how mindfulness practice can help to increase self-care skills and welfare in medical students, and their influence on stress, anxiety, burnout or compassion fatigue. Practicing mindfulness has also been associated with improved skills and competencies related to good medical practice: awareness, take an observer stance, empathic ability, active listening, being present and therapeutic alliance’s establishment. The literature review supports the introduction of mindfulness practice in the training curriculum of future physicians.