Hippocrates, the first aphorism, and decorum: A personal view of caution and guidance regarding Generation Z students

Med Teach. 2024 Apr 2:1-2. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2024.2331051. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

Generation Z students can be challenging. The Internet, the Covid-19 epidemic, its political aftermath, and the substantial online educational content they have been required to endure, has left them with a perspective towards a work-life balance to which we older, more experienced faculty are not accustomed. Here, I give caution and guidance to my colleagues regarding their interactions with this cohort through my reading of the Hippocratic corpus.

Keywords: Medical education; mentoring; philosophy; students; teaching.