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Table 2 Educational Objectives of Mini-Lectures

From: Determining the feasibility and effectiveness of brief online mindfulness training for rural medical students: a pilot study

Mini-lecture

Educational Objectives

Multi-tasking vs effective task switching

• Understand the negative consequences of multi-tasking, eg mistakes, fatigue, miscommunication

• Learn how mindfulness practice promotes a positive alternative to multi-tasking: effective task-switching

Stress reduction and performance

• Understand the negative impact of excess stress on academic and clinical performance

• Learn how to moderate stress using mindfulness to improve performance

Reducing distraction and procrastination

• Understand how distraction and procrastination results from lack of mindful awareness

• Learn how to reduce these limiting behaviours using mindfulness practice

Mindful communication

• Understand how habitual and reactive communication styles can negatively impact on relationships with colleagues and patients

• Learn how to practice mindful communication to optimize these relationships

Regulating emotions

• Understand the nature of emotions and how they impact on our behaviours and interactions with others

• Learn how mindfulness practice allows us to notice and regulate our emotions and behaviour

Compassion

• Define compassion and explore why it is important for medical students to practice this skill

• Understand how compassion can be developed through mindfulness practice

Self-Compassion

• Define self-compassion and why it is important for medical students to practice this skill

• Understand how self-compassion can be developed through mindfulness practice

Mindful use of technology

• Understand how uncontrolled use of technology can negatively impact clinical performance and relationships

• Learn mindfulness strategies for using technology efficiently