RESIDENT: Medical Education in Psychiatry Residents: A National Needs Assessment
Presenting Author(s): Dr. Sean Andrea
Date and time: 23 Mar 2024 from 13:40 to 13:55
Location: Hawthorn C
Learning Objectives
1. Do psychiatry residents have favourable attitudes towards teaching in medicine?;
2. Do psychiatry residents feel adequately prepared to engage in teaching exercises given their current level of exposure to providing medical education?;
3. What topics within medical education are perceived as deficient, and what is the preferred educational intervention to address same?; and
4. Does access to a Royal College CE program impact attitudes towards teaching among residents?
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Abstract
Background and Rationale:
Medical residents typically have limited understanding of education theory, and variable ability in skills such as providing feedback, designing teaching sessions or assessing learners (1). Many barriers exist to teaching as a psychiatry resident, including a lack of time, interest and opportunity (2). Several studies have identified a lack of exposure to teaching training in psychiatry residency education (2, 3). Similar study designs with a quality-improvement lens and ethics exemption have demonstrated utility in brief, interactive teaching strategies (4,5). In an effort to better understand the medical education landscape within Canadian psychiatric trainees, I am hoping to examine attitudes and identify current gaps in knowledge of psychiatry residents at two institutions.
Research Questions and Objectives:
Do psychiatry residents have favourable attitudes towards teaching in medicine?
Do psychiatry residents feel adequately prepared to engage in teaching exercises given their current level of exposure to providing medical education?
What topics within medical education are perceived as deficient, and what is the preferred educational intervention to address same? Does access to a Royal College CE program impact attitudes towards teaching among residents?
Methods:
Based on Kern’s model for curriculum development (7)
1. Problem Identification: Acquire residency curriculum outline from both programs
2. Needs Assessment: Email validated METRQ scale (8) and unvalidated needs assessment questions (transcribed to Qualtrics) to psychiatry residents at University of Calgary and
McMaster University.
Results: pending
1. Will identify common themes and salient differences
2. Data may be used to inform academic curriculum and/or educational interventions to address perceived gaps