Also known as the intern’s syndrome or the medical school syndrome, this refers to a phenomenon wherein students of medicine who learn about a new disease may begin to think that they suffer from its symptoms. They may even feel that they are at increased risk of contracting it. Some have argued that while medical students may not be predisposed to this syndrome, they may be more prone to its effects simply because they have much easier access to study about different medical conditions than others. Studies, however, have shown mixed results as to the prevalence of the syndrome among medical students.