Burnout syndrome in medical students

Academic environment and workplace partially overlap due to similarities related to the complexity of workload, strain and training requirements, which supports the view on academic exhaustion as burnout syndrome. Burnout syndrome is a major mental health issue in medical students, due to the specific burden of care, responsibilities and risks of the future profession for which they are training. The high prevalence of this phenomenon outlines the major impact of academic requirements and psychosocial factors on undergraduate medical students mental health. The identification of risk factors and the implementation of effective prevention strategies are key for safeguarding students well-being, training highly competent, empathetic future doctors and fostering an effective, functional healthcare system.