The Impact of Competency-based Medical Education-mandated Yoga Training on First-Year Medical Students: A Quasi-experimental Study

Key Points

• To evaluate the effects of a yoga intervention on stress, mindfulness, quality of life, and academic performance in first-year medical students.
• Implemented a short-term yoga intervention
• Measured stress, mindfulness, quality of life, and academic scores before and after intervention
• Quasi-experimental design comparing results pre- and post-intervention
• Significant improvement in stress levels and mindfulness was observed
• Quality of life showed enhancement after the yoga training
• Academic scores of students improved following the intervention