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  • Establishing and evaluating a Balint group for fourth-year medical students at an Irish University

  • Sorcha McManus, David Killeen, Yvonne Hartnett, Gearoid Fitzgerald, Kieran C. Murphy
  • Journal:
    Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine / Volume 37 / Issue 2 / June 2020
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    20 August 2019, pp. 99-105
    Print publication:
    June 2020
  • Objective

    The study was designed to establish and evaluate the impact of a 6-week Balint group on empathy and resilience in fourth-year medical students during their psychiatry rotation.

    Methodology

    This prospective study used the Jefferson Scale of Empathy – Student Version and the Brief Resilience Scale before and after 6-week Balint groups. Participating students also completed a qualitative assessment of their experience.

    Results

    Students who participated were enthusiastic regarding the value of Balint groups in promoting self-reflection and gaining insight into self- and patient-care dynamics. There was a significant difference in empathy scores pre- and post-Balint intervention. There was no significant difference in resilience scores.

    Conclusion

    The establishment of a 6-week Balint group for fourth-year medical students was successful in increasing empathy. Students reported a positive view of Balint and its beneficial role in this study group.