The Impact of Mindfulness on Stress and Resilience During Military Medical Field Exercises
Brief, theory-informed mindfulness training enhanced learners' self-regulation and reduced stress during high-fidelity military medical exercises. Although performance gains were not statistically significant, the findings suggest mindfulness is a feasible and scalable approach to strengthen psychological readiness in military medical education, with potential applications across military and civilian health professions training.
Authors
- Chʿing-sung Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6411-3032)
- Karly Steffens
- Emmanuel P. Espejo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6059-2755)
- Pinata H. Sessoms (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6960-0659)
- James Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3547-265X)
- Elizabeth N. Pearce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3799-0354)
- Rebekah Cole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2628-8658)
- Zachary Flash
Institutions
- Leidos (United States) (US)
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation (US)
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- Wright State University (US)
- Naval Health Research Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Military Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaf571
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31