ISSUE OVERVIEW
Death has always been a universal topic of discussion. Death in medical students due to suicide has just recently surfaced as a major problem within the last year. The relationship between medical students and the fact they are committing suicide stems from the effect of stress. The critical situation this creates is one for discussion –what can society and the medical program do in order to prevent medical students from committing suicide?
Based on the information from a variety of credible sources, it is evident suicide is occurring in medical students at a relatively high rate at this time. In one survey conducted by Hawler Medical College, it was discovered suicide accounts for the third leading cause of death among 15 to 24 year olds; and for every 100,000 medical students, 11 will commit suicide every year. This issue can be defined as one that is increasing, especially because of the role of the media in exposing this problem. Society holds high expectations for students who attend medical school and venture off to be doctors. The quality of this issue is serious? in the sense that it investigates a traumatic issue that has recently been exposed to the public eye. The solution to this problem is to prevent this issue by offering counseling programs for students and allowing them to discuss any problems they are having with their coursework.
The stakeholders within this argument are the individuals who can help medical students with their stress (family and friends, etc.), fellow students who can see other students suffering from stress, and those who play a significant role in designing the medical program’s curriculum. Within a variety of my sources, I discovered even the general public who visit doctors hold stake within the issue because they expect these individuals to have a significant understanding of medicine along with experience. The opposing claim within this issue is that some believe the students who feel overwhelmed...