Medical students, burnout and alcohol [ChicagoTribune.com]

Samantha Sangenito 3/17/1612:00 PM

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Medical students are more prone to alcohol abuse than their peers not attending medical school, especially if they are young, single and under a high debt load.

That's according to a study on medical student burnout by researchers at Mayo Clinic. The findings appear in the journal Academic Medicine.

"Our findings clearly show there is reason for concern," says Liselotte Dyrbye, M.D., Mayo Clinic internist and senior author of the paper. "We recommend institutions pursue a multifaceted solution to address related issues with burnout, the cost of medical education and alcohol abuse."

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