A five-day Mindfulness Based Intervention to reduce burnout and psychological distress in UK Medical Students

Background Medical professionals face significant work overload, with excessive job demands often strongly associated with attrition and burnout. Consequences of burnout include reduced job satisfaction, absenteeism, reduced patient care, lower patient satisfaction and increased healthcare costs. UK Medical students are also at high risk of burnout. Mindfulness-based interventions are effective individual-level treatments, however more research is required to investigate the efficacy of mindfulness for healthcare professionals and students. Method Four cohorts of second-year medical students a

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