Shame Experiences in Premedical and Medical Students

On this episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast, guests Will Bynum, MD, and Joe Jackson, MD, join host Toni Gallo to discuss new research into the nature of shame experiences in medical students and emerging work on the implications of premedical students’ shame experiences for their professional development. They offer advice for educators and learners for naming, normalizing, and addressing the effects of shame and provide suggestions for fostering a safe, inclusive learning environment and a holistic admissions process that support learners and minimize opportunities for shame triggering experiences.  This episode is now available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else podcasts are available. A transcript is below. Read the article discussed in this episode: Bynum WE IV, Teunissen PW, Varpio L. In the “shadow of shame”: A phenomenological exploration of the nature of shame experiences in medical students. Acad Med. 2021;96:S23-S30. Transcript Toni: Hi everyone. Toni here. Today, I’m joined by Drs. Will Bynum and Joe Jackson to talk about their research into the nature of shame experiences. Last year’s RIME supplement included a paper by Will and his colleagues entitled “In the Shadow of Shame”: A Phenomenological Exploration of the Nature of Shame Experiences in Medical Students, which you can read for free at academicmedicine.org. And I’ll put the link to that article in the notes for t...
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