Coping with stress, distress and finding support

Professor Debbie Cohen
ByProfessor Debbie Cohen
Published22 February 2017
A cultural shift is needed before medical students under pressure can feel fully supported to ask for help, says Cardiff University's Professor Debbie Cohen.

If you can be kind to each other, then you're more likely to be kind to yourself.

We need to have a 'smorgasbord' of things to support doctors and medical students. We want to empower people to make their own decisions.

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Professor Debbie Cohen

Professor Debbie Cohen OBE MD FFOM FRCGP FRCP FAcadMEd Debbie is an occupational health physician, Director of Student Support at School of Medicine, Cardiff University. Debbie undertakes research in physician health as well as running a service for Wales for doctors with mental ill health. Her teaching includes value based training and resilience for both medical students and doctors. Debbie leads the Faculty of Occupational Medicine Physician Health training and helped establish the UK Association of Physician Health in 2011. In 2012 Debbie received the OBE for her contribution to occupational medicine.

Coping with stress, distress and finding support