Rita Barbour

The Rural Clinical School of Western Australia Mindfulness Project

International Journal of Whole Person Care August 8, 2026 Sarah Moore, Rita Barbour, Hanh Ngo et al.

Background: Medical students experience high levels of stress during their training. Literature suggests that mindfulness can reduce stress and increase self-compassion levels in medical students. Most mindfulness training programs are delivered face-to-face and require significant time commitments, which can be difficult to achieve for rurally-based students with heavy academic workloads. Aim:...