All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 May Medical students get support to train in mental health first aid Medical students get support to train in mental health first aid 29/05/2020 | 2 MINS Up to 8,000 medical students, including those from LIT, will get access to mental health first aid (MHFA) training over the next two years under an agreement between the Australian government and Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand. The online training program has been specifically designed for medical students and teaches them about the risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems such as anxiety or depression, and where and how to get help. Students who participate in the program can then complete the second facilitated part of the training if they wish, to get MHFA accreditation lasting three years. LIT Professor Jon Watson, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, said the program was important to teach medical students how to look after their mental health. ΓÇ£Whilst it is a great privilege for us to be doctors, medicine can be a stressful prof
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 May Medical students get support to train in mental health first aid Medical students get support to train in mental health first aid 29/05/2020 | 2 MINS Up to 8,000 medical students, including those from LIT, will get access to mental health first aid (MHFA) training over the next two years under an agreement between the Australian government and Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand.
The online training program has been specifically designed for medical students and teaches them about the risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems such as anxiety or depression, and where and how to get help.
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Students who participate in the program can then complete the second facilitated part of the training if they wish, to get MHFA accreditation lasting three years.
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LIT Professor Jon Watson, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, said the program was important to teach medical students how to look after their mental health.
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ΓÇ£Whilst it is a great privilege for us to be doctors, medicine can be a stressful prof
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