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For decades there has been ample evidence that training to become a physician and practicing medicine is hazardous to one’s health and wellness. In the face of the extremely high rates of suicide, substance abuse, depression and burnout in the medical student, resident, and physician populations, it would be dishonest to suggest medical education and practice is all gain and no pain. This article is directed to members of the medical education community and challenges stakeholders to view their teaching and training of medical students as an intervention requiring free and informed consent. We hope this exercise shifts the paradigm of educators and enables students to enter medical training from a free and informed position.
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Depuis des décennies, il existe amplement de preuves à l’effet que la formation t et la pratique de la médecine peuvent compromettre la santé et le bien-être de la personne. Face aux taux extrêmement élevés de suicide, de toxicomanie, de dépression et d’épuisement professionnel tant chez les étudiants, les résidents que les médecins, il serait faux de prétendre qu’on est ou qu’on devient médecin sans faire de sacrifice. Cet article s’adresse aux acteurs du milieu de l’éducation médicale pour les inciter à considérer la formation qu’ils donnent aux étudiants en tant qu’intervention nécessitant le consentement libre et éclairé de ces derniers. Nous espérons que cet exercice amènera les enseignants à changer de paradigme et les étudiants à entreprendre leur formation médicale de façon libre et informée.
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