We advocate for further investigation into the role of resilience as a modifiable factor that may ameliorate the incidence of depression, anxiety, and burnout in medical students.

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Perceived Academic Support and Mental Well-Being Among Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Trainees in Kenya: The Mediating Role of Academic Resilience (2026) · doi

  These findings contribute to the growing but limited literature on well-being in vocational training and suggest that while academic resilience serves as a key mediating mechanism, perceived academic support may also function as a direct protective factor, underscoring the importance of embedding structured emotional coping support within TVET academic environments.

  Keywords: academic support contribute growing limited literature well vocational training suggest resilience serves mediating mechanism perceived
• Enhancing Wellbeing in Social Work Students: Building Resilience in the Next Generation (2011) · doi

  However, as little is known about the competencies and support structures that underpin resilience or the extent to which resilience protects the wellbeing of trainees, an evidence-based approach is required to inform curriculum development.

  Keywords: resilience little known competencies support structures underpin extent protects wellbeing trainees evidence based approach required
• Medical students, mental health and the role of resilience – A cross-sectional study (2022) · doi

  We advocate for further investigation into the role of resilience as a modifiable factor that may ameliorate the incidence of depression, anxiety, and burnout in medical students.

  Keywords: advocate further investigation role resilience modifiable factor ameliorate incidence depression anxiety burnout medical students