Provision of mental health support for medical students

Varun Kothari, Natalie George, Osama Hamid Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK Abstract: Studying medicine at university requires hard work and motivation. The medical school curriculum is vast, and as well as being academically rigorous, also holds emotional challenges. This can predispose students to mental health issues, which include depression and suicidal thinking. Since these are significant issues, we feel it is important to highlight the reasons behind them, and the options available to students to deal with them. Keywords: mental, health, medical, student, support, well-bein