Psychiatry in a postgraduate teaching hospital

Psychiatry in a postgraduate teaching hospital.

The Non-University Teaching Hospital and Postgraduate Medical Education *

The evolution of postgraduate medical education has been a most interesting one. If one remembers that before 1900 it was quite possible for a person of average intelligence with a diligent attitude toward his work to encompass rather completely the known field of medicine and that since then increasing specialization has been necessary because of the rapidly broadening horizon of medicine, man...

Postgraduate training in psychiatry in India

This review traces the evolution of modern medical education in India on the one hand and the formation of the Indian Psychiatric Society and the progress of postgraduate psychiatric education on the other hand, all in the context of Indian psychiatry. The topic is covered under the headings standard of psychiatric education, the goals, competencies required, impact of psychiatric disorders, re...

Postgraduate diploma courses in geriatric psychiatry.

BACKGROUND Training in geriatric psychiatry constitutes a fundamental element toward further development of this relatively new branch of medicine. However, it varies both in quantity and quality among different countries, healthcare providers and medical schools. OBJECTIVES To describe the demographic and professional characteristics of participants in postgraduate diploma courses in geriatr...

Consultation liaison psychiatry at Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital.

The authors reviewed the all referral cases from different inpatient and outpatient department, in Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital. It was a descriptive study. There were 484 referred cases during the study period. Around half the referral were from department of medicine (49.8%), surgery (11.2%), Eye/ENT (10.3%). The referral rate was 1.4%, with an average three cases per day. Amon...