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The series addressed recommendations of a binational consensus statement on medical student well-being[3] in providing a mental health promotion initiative that promoted peer support, well-being and alleviated stress. Medical student wellbeing - a consensus statement from Australia and New Zealand. Dear Editor, Defined as 'the process of engaging self in attentive, critical, exploratory and iterative interactions with one's thoughts and action... with a view to change', reflective practice (RP) has become a core feature of medical education.[1] Given benefits of RP for professionalism, well-being and decreased isolation[2] if ever was the time to utilise RP in medical education, it is now.[3],[4] We outline a four-session tutorial series developed for medical students during their psychiatry rotation, prompted by a letter from a medical student articulating the confronting nature of the rotation. [Extracted from the article]