Research Reports from University of Puerto Rico Provide New Insights into Health and Medicine (Peer learning and academic burnout mitigation in medical students: a mediation analysis).

A recent study conducted at the University of Puerto Rico examined the impact of Informal Peer-Assisted Learning (IPAL) on Academic Burnout (ABO) among medical students. The research found that IPAL effectively reduced feelings of cynicism and inadequacy, key components of burnout, in medical students. These findings offer valuable insights for developing targeted interventions to address ABO in medical education. The study utilized Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to analyze the mediation effects of observed variables within the latent constructs of Cynicism (CY) and Inadequacy (IN) on the relationship between IPAL and ABO. [Extracted from the article]