A Longitudinal Study of Students' Perceptions of Using Deep Breathing Meditation to Reduce Testing Stresses
Teaching and Learning in Medicine June 19, 2007 Gina Paul, Barb Elam, Steven J. Verhulst 135 citations
BACKGROUND: Stress can impact student performance. Yet few medical schools provide students with a consistent opportunity to develop and regularly practice stress reduction techniques to aid them academically. DESCRIPTION: A curriculum component designed to assist 64 postbaccalaureate minority students in developing and practicing a stress-management technique was implemented on a regular basis...