Achievement Goals and Burnout in Pre-Health Profession Undergraduate Students

Authors

Hunter Nelson, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Jamie Jensen, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

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Keywords

Burnout, Pre-Health, Goals

Abstract

Oral Presentation Honorable

Relevant Background

• STEM majors are saturated with Pre-health students

• There is high demand for academic excellence and high competition

• Medical school programs (Dyrbye, 2016) and health careers (Shanafelt et al., 2022) show a high rate of burnout

• Symptoms of burnout are mental fatigue, less selfsatisfaction, and depression (Koutsimani, 2021).

• Achievement Goal Theory (AGT) may predict burnout (Nadon et al., 2020).

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Nelson, Hunter and Jensen, Jamie, "Achievement Goals and Burnout in Pre-Health Profession Undergraduate Students" (2024). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2024. 51.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2024/51

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2024-03-21

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Biology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Senior

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