TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and implementation of a clerkship counseling hotline
AU - Gallagher, Thomas H.
AU - Munro, Jan
AU - Kahl, Leslie E.
N1 - Funding Information:
The research presented in this article was supported by a grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations. Correspondence may be sent to Thomas H. Gallagher, MD, University of Washington School of Medicine, 4311 11th Ave NE, Suite 230, Seattle, Washington 98105, USA. E-mail: thomasg@u.washington.edu
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Background: The 3rd year of medical school is stressful, yet students may hesitate to access their school's mental health services. Description: We instituted the Clerkship Counseling Hotline, an anonymous, 24-hour cell phone hotline staffed by an independent counselor. Evaluation: Hotline calls were logged, and students were surveyed regarding the hotline. Seventeen students called the hotline 25 times during the year. Callers' concerns included disillusionment with medicine, anxiety over performance, and personal problems. The hotline did not reduce overall student stress compared with the 3rd-year classes preceding the hotline. However, 75% said continuing the hotline was important, and 75% found the hotline's availability reassuring. Conclusion: A clerkship counseling hotline may enhance medical schools' mental health resources.
AB - Background: The 3rd year of medical school is stressful, yet students may hesitate to access their school's mental health services. Description: We instituted the Clerkship Counseling Hotline, an anonymous, 24-hour cell phone hotline staffed by an independent counselor. Evaluation: Hotline calls were logged, and students were surveyed regarding the hotline. Seventeen students called the hotline 25 times during the year. Callers' concerns included disillusionment with medicine, anxiety over performance, and personal problems. The hotline did not reduce overall student stress compared with the 3rd-year classes preceding the hotline. However, 75% said continuing the hotline was important, and 75% found the hotline's availability reassuring. Conclusion: A clerkship counseling hotline may enhance medical schools' mental health resources.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15328015tlm1701_14
DO - 10.1207/s15328015tlm1701_14
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15691819
AN - SCOPUS:14944369401
SN - 1040-1334
VL - 17
SP - 80
EP - 84
JO - Teaching and Learning in Medicine
JF - Teaching and Learning in Medicine
IS - 1
ER -