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Publication Dispositional Mindfulness Reduces Burnout and Promotes Flourishing in Medical Students: a Two‑Wave Latent Change Score Model(2022) Zúñiga, Denisse; Torres-Sahli, Manuel; Rigotti, Attilio; Pedrals, Nuria; Echeverría, Guadalupe; Padilla, Oslando; Lagos, Alejandra; McColl, Peter; Trucco, Olivia; Cisternas, Marcela; González, Carolina; Bogado, Justo; Moraga, Ana María; Altamirano, Patricio; Durán, Esperanza; Mansilla, Marcela; Berríos, Carolina; Epstein, Ronald; Bitran, MarcelaObjectives Many studies document the high prevalence of burnout among medical students. This syndrome may lead to depression, suicidal ideation, and increased academic dropout. However, there is a scarcity of evidence-based interventions to prevent it. The aim of this longitudinal study was to identify factors that may reduce students’ burnout and foster their well-being, and upon which efective interventions can be developed. Methods A total of 1,117 medical students from eight Chilean universities were asked to complete a set of validated scales in 2015 and 2 years later, in 2017. The measures included distress, burnout, positive mental health, academic engagement, and dispositional mindfulness. Using logistic regressions and a two-wave latent change score model, the predictive power of these variables on burnout and fourishing (an optimal state of mental health) was studied, as well as their covariance across time. Results In total, 639 (57.2%) students answered the questionnaires in T1 and T2; 54.4% reported burnout in T1 and 56.2% in T2. Levels of dispositional mindfulness (the ability to pay attention to one’s sensations, thoughts, and emotions in everyday life) predicted lower probabilities of burning out at 2 years, whereas having experienced burnout in T1 doubled these odds. Dispositional mindfulness, academic engagement, and fourishing at T1 predicted greater odds of fourishing 2 years later, while depression decreased these odds. Conclusions Dispositional mindfulness was the most powerful predictive factor of students’ burnout and fourishing. As dispositional mindfulness can be nurtured through practice, incorporating mindfulness training into undergraduate medical programs may help reduce burnout and promote students’ well-being as health professionalsItem Relación entre el bienestar y el rendimiento académico en alumnos de primer año de medicina(2015) Gómez, Paula; Torres, Graciela; Meyer, Andrea; Matus, Olga; Ortíz, Liliana; McColl, Peter; Parra, Paula; Pérez, CristhianBackground: Stress may affect the sense of wellbeing and academic achievement of university students. Aim: To assess the relationship of academic engagement and burnout with academic achievement among first year medical students. Material and Methods: The Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-Student and Maslach Burnout Inventory Student Survey (MBI-SS) were applied to 277 first year medical students of four universities. Their results were correlated with the grades obtained in the different courses. Results: Moderately high engagement and low burnout levels were detected. There was a high level of satisfaction with studies and a moderate exhaustion level. Academic achievement was associated with the degree of engagement with studies but not with burnout. Conglomerate analysis detected a group of students with high levels of wellbeing, characterized by high levels of academic engagement and low burnout. Other group had moderate levels of engagement and lack of personal fulfilment. Other group, identified as extenuated, had high levels of personal exhaustion and depersonalization. Finally the disassociated group had a low academic engagement, low emotional exhaustion, high levels of depersonalization and Jack of personal fulfillment. Conclusions: Academic achievement is associated with the level of engagement with studies but not with burnout.