Black Ice: Eight ways to get a grip on implementing mindfulness sessions in medical schools

Abstract

Many medical colleges have explored mindfulness practice sessions to help their medical students cope with the demands of training. Many potential pitfalls can be addressed ahead of time with advance knowledge and appropriate planning. By sharing of challenges, opportunities, strengths and weaknesses of our collective experiences, we may be able to construct a foundation from which different institutions will be able to create MPS accessible and relevant to their needs. We discuss the process of developing sustainable mindfulness curricula in health science colleges.