• Eryn N Nakashima, Cori X Y Sutton, Loren G Yamamoto, and Kyra A Len.
• John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI.
• Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2020 May 1; 79 (5 Suppl 1): 50-54.

AbstractPsychological distress leading to burnout is an important issue during medical school. While studies have researched interventions in the pre-clerkship years, very few have targeted the clerkship years. To improve the wellness of third year medical students, the following interventions were implemented: (1) prompted students to identify two wellness goals in the areas of personal and physical well-being and (2) encouraged students to participate in meditation and chair yoga sessions during their pediatrics clerkship. Students completed pre- and post-clerkship wellness surveys. The interventions led to a small but significant improvement in the wellness of students, particularly in mental, physical, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being.Further expansion of a wellness curriculum to all clerkships during the entire third and fourth years may result in reduced burnout and sustained improvements in wellness during post graduate training and practice.©Copyright 2020 by University Health Partners of Hawai‘i (UHP Hawai‘i).

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