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James Madison University

2021

Mental health

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The Necessity Of Implementing A Wellness Curriculum Into Physician Assistant Programs, Jessica K. Erim, Darryl Bines Jr. Dec 2021

The Necessity Of Implementing A Wellness Curriculum Into Physician Assistant Programs, Jessica K. Erim, Darryl Bines Jr.

Physician Assistant Capstones, 2020-current

Purpose: In response to the decline of mental health and wellness of students within medical school programs, recent research has been exploring the effects of implementation of wellness curriculums. The purpose of this review is to highlight the research that has been conducted in the medical school environment and to establish the need for further research. This review will specifically discuss the implementation of a student-led wellness curriculum at James Madison University’s Physician Assistant Program and its impact on students. Methods: A thorough search was conducted using Google Scholar using specific inclusion and exclusion criteria (see Table 1). …