Prioritizing mental health support for physician-scientist trainees
Physician-scientist trainees’ dual commitment to advancing medicine and undertaking research predisposes them to mental health challenges. Here, we outline the critical gaps in mental health support structures available to this unique trainee population and provide recommendations to reduce the concerns discussed. Tuazon et al. highlight the mental health challenges facing physician-scientist trainees, who have a dual commitment to advancing clinical care and undertaking research. The authors outline the critical gaps in mental health support structures available to this unique trainee population and provide recommendations to redress the concerns discussed.
Authors
- Ammar D. Siddiqi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5639-2646)
- Rohini N. Guin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4827-7282)
- Jasmine A. Tuazon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9896-9714)
- Brad A. Ryva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9698-9279)
- Randal A. Serafini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5836-3686)
- Jessica Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3723-9042)
- Clayton D. Rawson
Institutions
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (US)
- Mount Sinai Hospital (US)
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Stony Brook University (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-00843-5
- Primary Topic
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- American Political Science Association
- Ohio State University
- Michigan State University
- Stony Brook University
- National Institutes of Health
- College of Engineering, Michigan State University
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health