PROGRAMS & PROJECTS.
Mind Health For Medical Students (CRN 1196846) is a charity run by healthcare professionals and medical students that aims to drive mental health and wellbeing awareness amongst healthcare professionals. The project runs 5 different services aimed proactively equipping medical students mental health and well-being through out years 1 - 6 with tailored content dependent on the year group. We directly work in collaboration with universities with the aim of curriculum integration and development
Speaking Engagements.
As part of our mission, we offer an impactful 1-hour talk followed by a Q&A session to students in years 1 through 5 as a whole year group. This talk is designed to emphasize the importance of self-care, self-awareness, and proactive mental health management.
Key aspects of our talk include:
Valuing and Checking In with Themselves:
We encourage students to prioritize their mental well-being and recognize the importance of regularly checking in with themselves. We emphasize that self-care is an integral part of being an effective and compassionate medical professional.
Tips and Advice:
During the talk, we provide practical and actionable tips and advice for managing mental health and well-being. These tips are tailored to the unique challenges that medical students may face, such as heavy workloads, demanding schedules, and the emotional demands of the field.
Engaging Session:
Our talk is carefully crafted to be engaging, informative, and relatable. We use interactive elements, real-life examples, and relatable anecdotes to keep the students actively involved and interested throughout the session.
The impact of our talk has been significant, as evidenced by the following feedback:
95%
We would recommend it!:
Impressively, over 95.5% of students express a willingness to recommend our talk to their friends. This high recommendation rate speaks to the value and impact that our talk has on the well-being of medical students.
90%
Stress Management:
More than 90.3% of students report feeling better equipped to manage their stress after participating in our session. This reflects the effectiveness of the strategies and insights shared during the talk.
80%
Engagement:
Over 88% of students who have attended our talk have found it engaging. This positive feedback underscores our commitment to delivering content that resonates with the medical student audience.
By offering these talks and engaging with medical students in a meaningful way, the Mind Health For Medical Students charity is actively contributing to a culture of mental health awareness and support within the medical community. Our talk serves as a valuable resource for medical students to develop the necessary skills and mindset to navigate the challenges of their education and future careers as doctors while prioritising their own well-being.
Workshops.
The Mind Health For Medical Students Charity has achieved significant success in organising and conducting workshops across several brilliant medical schools including Birmingham, Cardiff, St George's, Sheffield, and Imperial. These workshops have been instrumental in providing valuable support to medical students, fostering mental well-being, and promoting open discussions about mental health challenges in the medical field.
We have achieved an >90% recommendation from the workshops to a friend, >93% of students responding the talk would be useful in the curriculums and >96 % found it very relevant to their life as a medical student.
Here are some key points about the workshops:
Medical School Years 1 - 4 Participation
The workshops have attracted medical students from various year levels, ranging from year 1 to year 4. Among the participants, year 3 students have been the majority, showing a clear interest and need for the content provided.
Diverse Content and Objectives
The workshops have been carefully curated to cover a wide spectrum of content and objectives. This diversity ensures that a range of needs are addressed, from case-based discussions that help students relate to scenarios and discussions on how to manage them, breaking the stigma on mental health challenges, to mindfulness activities such as art therapy that provide practical coping strategies.
Collaboration with Universities
The success of these workshops is rooted in direct collaboration with the respective universities and/or medical societies. This partnership highlights the recognition and importance these institutions place on mental health awareness and support within their student community.
Mind Health Volunteers
The workshops have been facilitated by trained Mind Health Volunteers. Their involvement underscores the genuine commitment to the cause. We always ask for a staff member to be present for our sessions for safeguarding purposes.
Integration into Curriculums
One of the charity's primary aims is to see these workshops integrated into the national medical school curriculums. This recognition speaks to the value and impact that these sessions have on the overall well-being of medical students. Being invited to deliver these workshops is a testament to the positive outcomes they have achieved.
By offering workshops that cater to different learning styles and preferences, Mind Health For Medical Students Charity demonstrates a comprehensive and thoughtful approach to promoting mental health. We have been constantly developing our programme and the success in multiple medical schools and the ongoing effort to expand this initiative nationally underscore the importance of prioritising mental well-being within medical education.
Through these workshops, the charity not only provides practical tools for managing stress and challenges but also creates a supportive community that encourages open discussions about mental health.
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Please contact us at mindhealthteam@gmail.com for a booking or further information. Ask any questions you like too we are here to help!
This online guide has been designed to empower, engage and equip you to be able to deal with your mental health and wellbeing when studying medicine and beyond. We have shared tips on what has helped us survive medical school, which we hope will be helpful to you. We will give you some insights and advice on important aspects of mental health, strategies to implement that could help, good resources to use, and how to proactively improve your overall wellbeing. This guide is written by our lovely volunteers. Please support us by giving us your feedback linked here as your opinions matter to us. We're constantly looking to improve and enhance your experience based on this guide. It has been written with awesome individuals like yourself in mind and we sincerely hope you find this useful! Tag us on Instagram @mindhealthuk we would love to see you using it!
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Wellbeing Guides.
National Research.
Mind Health For Medical Students is currently leading a nationwide survey focused on the well-being and mental health of medical students and we are in the write up process. Our aim is to gain valuable insights into the challenges students face and identify the services or tools that can effectively support their well-being. Through this survey, we're working towards enhancing the resources available to empower and uplift medical students on their academic journey.
Wellbeing Societies and universities.
We're incredibly enthusiastic about collaborating with like-minded societies and directly engaging with medical schools to prioritise the well-being and mental health of medical students. If your society shares our passion for supporting students' mental well-being, or if you're a medical school looking to enhance your students' teaching on mental health and well-being from 1st to 5th year we would be thrilled to partner with you. We would love you to please get in touch for a meeting, we can discuss how we can collaborate and any associated costs eg: reimbursement for travel, talks and workshops etc.