Medical Students’ Experiences of Unplanned Leaves of Absence | Zendy

Robert Fallar | Zendy; John E. Leikauf | Zendy; Olanrewaju Dokun | Zendy; Shashi Anand | Zendy; Peter Gliatto | Zendy; Lisa A. Mellman | Zendy; Stephanie Autenrieth | Zendy; Craig L. Katz | Zendy

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Medical Students’ Experiences of Unplanned Leaves of Absence

Author(s) -

Robert Fallar,

John E. Leikauf,

Olanrewaju Dokun,

Shashi Anand,

Peter Gliatto,

Lisa A. Mellman,

Stephanie Autenrieth,

Craig L. Katz

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

medical science educator

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257

H-Index - 13

ISSN - 2156-8650

DOI - 10.1007/s40670-019-00792-4

Subject(s) - medical education , psychology , anxiety , stigma (botany) , medical school , medicine , psychiatry

Many medical students take leaves of absence (LOA), both planned and unplanned. Unplanned LOA relate to personal or academic situations which arise and create the need for a student to temporarily suspend their medical education. This can be a high-stakes decision for the student and the school. However, there is a dearth of published literature regarding the experience of students who take a LOA to guide decision-makers. The aim of this study is to examine the experiences of medical students who took an unplanned LOA and subsequently returned to school.

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