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Table 1 The HYMS CARE criteria

From: Training medical students to manage difficult circumstances- a curriculum for resilience and resourcefulness?

1–4: Internal Resources

 1

Developing empathy skills

1.1

Personality/temperament/optimism/openness

1.2

Empathy

 2

Developing insight

2.1

Reflectiveness

2.2

Self-awareness/insightfulness

 3

Developing resourcefulness

3.1

Problem solving/Social problem solving

3.2

Exercising judgment/weighing up/responsibility mapping/prioritisation

3.3

Exec function/organisational abilities

3.4

Developing ethical compass

3.5

Confidence/autonomy

 4

Team work and communication

4.1

Team working ability

4.2

Communication

5–7: Lifestyle factors

 5

Physical health self-efficacy

5.1

Nutrition/sleep/physical activity

5.2

Health behaviours

5.3

Personal safety

 6

Mental health self-efficacy

6.1

Self-esteem/self-compassion

6.2

Managing emotions

6.3

Taught skills; mindfulness/relaxation

 7

Achieving work-life balance

7.1

Hobbies

7.2

Routine/ stability

8–9: External resources (self-mediated)

 8

Building support networks

8.1

Proactivity

8.2

Enlisting academic help

8.3

Enlisting pastoral support

8.4

Connectedness and belonging/giving and receiving care

 9

Learning effective use of external resources

9.1

Career/CPD planning

9.2

Time management & prioritisation

9.3

Searching skills/literacy

9.4

Planning abilities

10: External resources (agent-mediated)

 10

Provision of external resources

10.1

Mentoring/Student support

10.2

Information/Academic support

10.3

Supportive systems & processes

10.4

Fostering connectedness