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An Evaluation the comparison to Students of Other Faculties as Students of Other Faculties

B Shivananda Nayak

A medical professional is viewed with great nobility and prestige worldwide. Being in the field of medical sciences requires each to possess academic excellence, lifelong learning, social and psychological stability, dedication amongst others in order to become a competent medical professional. In order to gain these important skills, a student wholeheartedly makes social compromises, time management, embraces a substantial curriculum and commits to strenuous working hours. With all these demands and sacrifices, a medical education is perceived as being stressful, and a high level of stress may have a negative effect on cognitive functioning and learning of students in a medical school. Some of these negative effects include increased stress levels, poor academic performance, deteriorating selfconfidence, increase suicidal thoughts, unhealthy coping mechanisms and irrational behaviors exhibited by students