Accepted Type
Oral
Code
OB1-1-4
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Oral
Sub Type
Education Research
Will the presenter be a:
Student
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
yes
Title
Wellness Curriculum Framework for Canadian Medical Education
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
Rigorous academic expectations and systemic factors within the training environment are linked to significantly higher prevalence of mental illnesses in Canadian medical students relative to the general population. Medical faculties have responded by incorporating wellness content in their programs. Currently, there is no framework available that guides wellness curriculum implementation for medical education in Canada.
Methods
The Wellness Curriculum Task Force, part of the Canadian Federation of Medical Students, adapted the Thomas et al. six-step approach to medical curriculum development to develop an evidence-based Wellness Curriculum Framework (WCF). The needs analysis consisted of a literature review, an environmental scan, and two different targeted surveys to medical students' associations. Goals and objectives were elaborated followed by recommendations for educational strategies, implementation, and evaluation.
Results
Six of the 15 faculties did not have a formal wellness curriculum, and there was heterogeneity in program content and delivery. The topics of career planning & CaRMS, suicide prevention, and experiential learning had the greatest importance to students. The WCF consists of 16 goals each with 2-5 associated objectives, and is anchored in the five domains of wellness (World Health Organization definition) as well as with the CanMEDS physician health competencies.
Conclusion
The goal of creating the WCF was to support Canadian medical faculties in evaluating their existing wellness programming, or to help guide the development of a new wellness curriculum. The WCF will be a valuable reference to optimize wellness programming to ensure that upcoming physicians are healthy and able to provide the highest quality of care to patients.
Keyword 1
Physician wellness
Keyword 2
Curriculum development
Keyword 3
Framework
Level of Training
Undergraduate
Abstract Themes
Curriculum
Curriculum
- General
- Integrated
Additional Theme (First choice)
Physician & Medical Student Health and Well-being
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Undergraduate
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Student Affairs
Authors
Presenter
Dax Bourcier
Rena Far
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
