Written by Preetam Vupputuri, Website Chair & Blog Head Part of being pre-med students is learning how to deal with the immense stresses of classes, volunteering, research, and life in general. After all, near 50% of doctors experience burn-out, and up to 30% end up with some form of career dissatisfaction due to the stresses! With mental health struggles, like burn-out-induced depression or anxiety, only amplified during the isolated environment created by the pandemic, making sure to plan relaxing breaks and compartmentalize work stresses only becomes more important.