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Ensuring our future doctors are resilient

BMJ 2018; 362 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k2877 (Published 04 July 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;362:k2877

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A greater emphasis on resilience as part of the selection process could help. Maybe overemphasis on empathy and other similar qualities may select undergraduate students who are less resilient.

Competing interests: No competing interests

14 July 2018
Joseph P Houghton
Senior Lecturer
Queen’s University Belfast
Centre for Medical Education, QUB