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PeerBridge

PeerBridge is the project my international team created for the 2026 o’MHE graduation assignment. We designed a mental health peer-support workshop for medical students.

Status
o’MHE final project
Period
November 2026
Field
Medicine & education
Keywords
Student mental healthSimulation-based educationIFMSA
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The o’MHE training

I took part in Online Mental Health Essentials for Future Healthcare Professionals, an interactive course organised by IMSA-Iran under IFMSA’s public health committee, SCOPH. The 2026 edition ran online on 29–31 October and 5–7 November, with a focus on mental health in crisis settings. It combined case studies, simulations and small-group work.

Topics on the programme

The session titles below are from the o’MHE programme. UHC stands for universal health coverage and PHC for primary health care.

Foundations and clinical practice

  • Opening & Introduction to MHE
  • What is Mental Health?
  • Mental Health for Medical Professionals Part 1
  • Mental Health for Medical Professionals Part 2
  • Holistic & Humanized Clinical Approach to MH

Public health and social determinants

  • Social Determinants of Mental Health
  • Stigma in Mental Health
  • Social Media, modern society, and MH
  • MH as a Human Right: Basics of UHC and PHC

Communication and crisis support

  • Communication & Expression of Feelings in MH
  • Psychological First Aid & Panic Attacks
  • Application of Psychological First Aid
  • Stress Management & Burnout
  • Understanding Grief
  • Suicide & Self-Harm
  • Addiction & Substance Abuse

Project design and presentation

  • Activity Management
  • Activities Presentation

The graduation assignment

Completion required at least 80% attendance, pre- and post-workshop assessments, and designing and presenting a group public health activity. We created PeerBridge for that assignment. My section of the final presentation covered team coordination and evaluation of the proposed workshop.

The PeerBridge workshop design

Three scenarios cover academic burnout, anxiety and social isolation. The 2.5-hour format lets students practise recognising distress, listening with empathy and clear boundaries, and connecting peers to suitable local resources.

The 2.5-hour workshop outline · oMHE presentation excerpt
The 2.5-hour workshop outline · oMHE presentation excerpt

How learning would be assessed

The evaluation plan uses a before-and-after quiz, role-play observation and anonymous feedback. The project and its materials were designed during o’MHE. A pilot with students remains a proposed next step.

Assessment before, during and after the workshop · oMHE presentation excerpt
Assessment before, during and after the workshop · oMHE presentation excerpt

What is an SRT?

An IFMSA Sub-Regional Training (SRT) is a training event with several practical workshops. FASMR-Romania’s Carpathian Camp, announced for 4–8 November 2026 in Cluj-Napoca, was a separate event from the online o’MHE.