Professional practice guidelines for the use of ketamine in psychiatric practice have been developed by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists to provide guidance on the use of ketamine in clinical practice in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, based on scientific evidence and supplemented by expert clinical consensus. Articles and information were sourced from existing...
Health care provider and trainee burnout results in substantial national and institutional costs and profound social effects. Identifying effective solutions and interventions to cultivate resilience among health care trainees is critical. Although less is known about the mental health needs of physician assistants (PAs) or PA students, accumulating research indicates that they experience...
Previous research indicates that mindfulness meditation reduces anxiety and depression and enhances well-being. We examined the impact of app-delivered mindfulness meditation on resting state functional MRI (fMRI) connectivity among physician assistant (PA) students and surgery residents. PA students and residents were randomized to receive a popular meditation app or to wait-list control...