| Core undergraduate psychiatry: what do non-specialists need to know? | |
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PMID: 17614891 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to define the most relevant topics for inclusion in an undergraduate psychiatric curriculum by asking non-psychiatrists what knowledge, skills and attitudes related to psychiatry they need in their day-to-day practice. METHODS: A questionnaire study involving non-psychiatric doctors (based both in hospitals and general practice) was carried out using Delphi methodology in 2 waves. In the first wave, 408 doctors described the psychiatric competencies they required in their current posts. From this, a list of 101 psychiatric topics was generated. In the second wave, 867 doctors rated these topics according to the relevance of each topic to their practice. RESULTS: Depression, alcohol misuse and drug misuse were rated as most relevant. General practitioners found more topics relevant to their practice than did hospital doctors, and there were disparities in the relative importance that the 2 groups gave to topics. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates a systematic method for developing core curricular undergraduate learning objectives in a specialty area by asking doctors outside that specialty to identify topics that are relevant to their practice. Similar methods could be used for a range of specialties other than psychiatry and could provide a rational and transparent means of developing a core curriculum for medical students, when combined with perspectives from other sources. |
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Authors:
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Sam Wilson; John M Eagles; Julie E Platt; Hamish McKenzie |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medical education Volume: 41 ISSN: 0308-0110 ISO Abbreviation: Med Educ Publication Date: 2007 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-07-06 Completed Date: 2007-11-08 Revised Date: 2008-04-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7605655 Medline TA: Med Educ Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 698-702 Citation Subset: IM |
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Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen, UK. sam.wilson@gpct.grampian.scot.nhs.uk |
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Attitude of Health Personnel Clinical Competence / standards Curriculum Delphi Technique Education, Medical, Undergraduate* Family Practice / education* Humans Medical Staff, Hospital / education* Mental Disorders / psychology Psychiatry / education* Questionnaires Scotland |
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Med Educ. 2007 Dec;41(12):1237-8
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