Office of Academic Support & Counseling

Recommended Reading

  • Academic Development: A Survey of Academic Difficulties Experienced by Medical Studentsand Support Services Provided. Teaching and Learning in Medicine 2009; 21 (3): 254-260  
  • Anxiety and Stress Reduction in Medical Education: An Intervention. Medical Education 2007; 41: 258-264  
  • Behavior and Medicine, 4th ed. Ed. by Danny Wedding and Margaret L. Stuber: Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, 2006 
  • Burnout and Suicidal Ideation Among U.S. Medical Students. Annals of Internal  Medicine Sep 2008; 149: 334-341. 
  • Depressive symptoms in medical students and residents: A multischool study. D. Goebert, D thompson, J Takeshita, et al.  Acad Med. 2009:84:236-241 
  • Depression, Stigma, and Suicidal Ideation in Medical:  JAMA2010; 304:1181-1190 
  • Doctors In Distress, The Lancet 2011; 377:454-455  
  • Factors Associated with Undertreatment of Medical Student Depression: Journal of American College Health. 2005; 53: 219-224 
  • The Inner Life of Physicians and Care of the Seriously Ill. JAMA 2001; 286:3007-3014.  
  • Medscape Survival Guide: This twice-a-month column offers a range of medical school survival tips, including how to study, how to navigate the academic hierarchy, how to seek extra help if you need it and make the transition to intern. You just have to register with Medscape. Registration is free. www.medscape.com/medicalstudents    
  • Self-care in Medical Education: Effectiveness of Health-habits Interventions for First-year Medical Students. Academic Medicine 2002; 77 (9): 911-917  
  • Stress  Management in Medical Education: A Review of the Literature. Academic Medicine 2000; 75: 748-759  
  • Struggling in Silence: Physician Depression and Suicide.  Available at: www.doctorswithdepression.org White Coat, Mood Indigo - Depression in Medical School. NEJM 353;11:1085-1088.