Psychiatry in Medical Education

General Hospital Psychiatry and Undergraduate Medical Education

Forces within and outside the field of medicine are impelling new trends in psychiatric services. One of the major trends seen during the last few decades is a change from "close" to "open" system of psychiatric care with a resultant change from traditional autocratic, seclusive mental hospital system to an "open" system with a wide range of flexibility. General hospital psychiatry is a part of...

Psychiatry for tomorrow’s doctors: undergraduate medical education

Richness and creativity in medical student education in psychiatry.

The cornucopia of articles in this issue of Academic Psychiatry illustrates the richness and creativity of medical student education in psychiatry. This collection, which arose through spontaneous submissions to our journal from dedicated teachers and scholars throughout the world, also demonstrates that educational innovation in psychiatry is flourishing in several countries. Because psychiatr...

The Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry.

OBJECTIVE The members of the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP) had been last surveyed in 2010 to identify trends in medical student education in psychiatry, teaching methods, academic productivity, and administrative issues. With increasing requirements, ADMSEP members were surveyed in 2016 to characterize current expectations for and needs of medical ...

Scoping review protocol: education initiatives for medical psychiatry collaborative care

INTRODUCTION The collaborative care model is an approach providing care to those with mental health and addictions disorders in the primary care setting. There is a robust evidence base demonstrating its clinical and cost-effectiveness in comparison with usual care; however, the transitioning to this new paradigm of care has been difficult. While there are efforts to train and prepare healthcar...