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8H: Higher education: faced with the difficulty of studies, almost one in two medical students would consider changing path
Nearly one in two medical students would consider changing paths. In question, a year of stress described as constant. In the second year, repetitions would be more and more numerous.
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Nearly one in two medical students would consider changing paths. In question, a year of stress described as constant. In the second year, repetitions would be more and more numerous.
Alert on the mental health of young medical students. According to a study, 81% of first-year students say they are more stressed since entering college. However, the government carried out a major reform in 2020, aiming to establish two pathways entry for health studies. The objective was to replace the criticized end-of-year competition in favor of continuous assessment and to allow students to better bounce back in the event of non-selection in the second year.
The increase in the number of places in the second year as a track
Four years later, the Federation of General Student Associations denounces an observation of failure, castigates the pressure and the imposed pace. As a result, 42% of students want to quit during the year, while 36% of them feel isolated. The subject of student mental health is not new but faced with these alarming figures, the association asks the State to take this problem into consideration. With avenues: increasing the number of places in the second year and better support for students.
