title: Understanding the impaired medical student.
abstract: Medical students encounter some of the stressors of their chosen profession even before receiving their medical degree, and unfortunately they sometimes turn to alcohol and drugs as an escape. This article outlines the stressors of medical school and their impact on students, and offers resources to avoid becoming a victim of impairment.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Samkoff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D010815:Physician Impairment / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology