Adapting Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to a student advising framework

Amy Greminger; Megan Bauer-Erickson; Betsy Hendrick; Abbe Holmgren

doi:10.1093/acamed/wvag201

August 3, 2026Academic Medicine

Adapting Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to a student advising framework

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Key Points

This framework aims to illustrate how Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs can assist medical students in navigating their career tasks.
Identified five key career-related tasks for medical students based on Maslow’s Hierarchy.
Outlined how understanding these tasks can enhance students' professional growth.
Emphasized the importance of meeting minimum standards to progress through medical education.
Clarified the distinct tasks, including finishing medical school, meeting standards, discerning career pathways, achieving accomplishments, and focusing on growth.
Demonstrated that a structured advising framework can support students' career objectives.

Implication

Framework adapts Maslow’s Hierarchy to guide medical students in career planning, indicating practical pathways.

Abstract

This AM Last Pages describes how Maslow’s Hierarchy can help students understand the myriad of tasks they must complete from a career perspective in medical school. These 5 distinct tasks include finishing medical school intact, meeting minimum standards to finish school, discerning a pathway, gaining accomplishments, and focusing on professional growth.

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Greminger et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72e7d2226790f3706570f8 https://doi.org/10.1093/acamed/wvag201

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