Subjective Experience Of Distress And Perception Towards Care Among Medical Students Receiving Counselling Services At Student Counselling Clinic College Of Health Sciences Aau A Qualitative Study.

Background- One may anticipate medical school would be a time of personal rngrowth, fulfilment, and well-being despite its challenges. However, studiesrnsuggest that current educational process may have an inadvertent negativerneffect on student’s mental health. rnObjective- This study aims in exploring the Subjective experience of distressrnand perception towards care among medical students receiving counsellingrnservices at student counselling clinic in AAU, CHS. rnMethod- An exploratory qualitative research design was used to conduct thernstudy. Nine in-depth interviews were done among students who used thernstudent counselling clinic. A thematic content analysis of the interviews wasrnperformed using the open code software version 3.6. rnResults- We found that grade and exams, relationships students have withrnconsultants, social life difficulties and concern about their health to be stressfulrnto the students during medical school training. Most were glad about thernopportunity they got to talk to a professional in the new counselling clinic. Allrnagree with the easy accessibility of the counselling clinic. Most were satisfiedrnwith the service they got. Among those students who were happy, all believernthe counsellor was not competent enough to deal with their problem. Theyrnsuggest more organization of the clinic which works with simple stressors ofrnstudents. rnConclusion- The current student counselling clinic is easily accessible and wellrnfit for medical students. Scaling up of the service is needed in order to increasernthe effectiveness of the counselling.

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