Medicine is a challenging and stressful profession. Doctors and medical students are susceptible to the same illnesses as the general population but they also have special healthcare needs too. Research has shown that it can be difficult for doctors to access healthcare. They often don’t go to doctors for their healthcare, sometimes treat themselves (not always appropriately) and sometimes treat colleagues informally with no recorded notes or appropriate follow up plans.
This project will:
(a) perform a comprehensive literature review of health facilities available to medical students and doctors, with a particular reference to Ireland,
(b) survey doctors who have had particular training in looking after doctors about what they feel a ‘Doctors Health’ Resource needs and
(c) collate and organise this data to create a ‘Health and Wellbeing’ website for doctors and medical students in Ireland hosted by the Irish College of General Practitioners.
