Child Psychiatry Curricula in Undergraduate Medical Education

Sawyer, Michael; Giesen, Femke; Walter, Garry

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“…A short questionnaire (see Appendix) was developed based on the review article by Sawyer et al [1]. The questionnaire was sent to all 33 academic departments of CAP in the German-speaking parts of Europe: 26 in Germany, 4 in Austria, and 3 in Switzerland.…”

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“…In a recent review of child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) in undergraduate medical education, Sawyer et al [1] identified 18 studies conducted between 1970 and 2007 in the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. They found only limited agreement on curricula content.…”

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“…In our own efforts to improve education for medical students, the survey by Sawyer et al [1] provided the impetus for us to conduct a similar survey in the German-speaking parts of Europe that have medical schools. Our goal in the present study was to assess the current state of education in CAP for undergraduate medical students at German-speaking medical schools.…”

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Teaching child and adolescent psychiatry to undergraduate medical students - A survey in German-speaking countries

Frank

2010

Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health

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ObjectiveTo conduct a survey about teaching child and adolescent psychiatry to undergraduate medical students in German-speaking countries.MethodsA questionnaire was sent to the 33 academic departments of child and adolescent psychiatry in Germany, Austria, and the German-speaking part of Switzerland.ResultsAll departments responded. For teaching knowledge, the methods most commonly reported were lectures and case presentations. The most important skills to be taught were thought to be how to assess psychopathology in children and how to assess families. For elective courses, the departments reported using a wide range of teaching methods, many with active involvement of the students. An average of 34 hours per semester is currently allocated by the departments for teaching child and adolescent psychiatry to medical students. Required courses are often taught in cooperation with adult psychiatry and pediatrics. Achievement of educational objectives is usually assessed with written exams or multiple-choice tests. Only a minority of the departments test the achievement of skills.ConclusionsTwo ways of improving education in child and adolescent psychiatry are the introduction of elective courses for students interested in the field and participation of child and adolescent psychiatrists in required courses and in longitudinal courses so as to reach all students. Cooperation within and across medical schools can enable departments of child and adolescent psychiatry, despite limited resources, to become more visible and this specialty to become more attractive to medical students. Compared to the findings in earlier surveys, this survey indicates a trend towards increased involvement of academic departments of child and adolescent psychiatry in training medical students.

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2010

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“…The absence of a primary care relevant curriculum is further aggravated by the fact that there is often only little exposure to CAP during medical school or in postgraduate training [13,48]. Therefore, medical school CAP content should be tailored with the needs of the prospective primary care providers in mind.…”

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Child and adolescent psychiatry: which knowledge and skills do primary care physicians need to have? A survey in general practitioners and paediatricians

Lempp

Heinzel‐Gutenbrunner

Bachmann

2015

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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Primary care physicians (PCPs) play a key role in the initial assessment and management of children and adolescents with mental health problems. However, it is unclear whether current medical education curricula sufficiently equip PCPs for this task. The aim of this study was to investigate, which child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP)-related skills and knowledge PCPs say they require in their daily practice. A questionnaire was generated, employing a modified two-step Delphi approach. Besides socio-demographic items, the questionnaire contained 17 CAP-related knowledge items and 13 CAP-related skills items, which had to be rated by importance in daily practice. The questionnaire was distributed to 348 office-based paediatricians and 500 general practitioners (GPs) in Germany. The overall return rate was 51.3% (435/848). Regarding CAP-related knowledge, both paediatricians and GPs rated somatoform disorders and obesity as highly important for daily practice. Moreover, paediatricians also deemed regulatory disorders during infancy (e.g. crying, sleep disorders) as important, while GPs assessed knowledge on paediatric depression as relevant. For paediatricians and GPs, the most relevant CAP-related skills were communicating with children and adolescents and their parents. Additionally, paediatricians rated differentiating between non-pathologic and clinically relevant behaviour problems very relevant, while GPs considered basic psychotherapeutic skills essential. The CAP-related knowledge and skills perceived relevant for doctors in primary care differ from the majority of current medical school CAP curricula, which cover mainly typical, epitomic CAP disorders and are predominantly knowledge-oriented. Therefore, medical education in CAP should be amended to reflect the needs of PCPs to improve healthcare for children and adolescents with mental health problems.

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“…2 Often lying betwixt and between two departments -psychiatry and paediatrics -child psychiatry can be at risk of being overlooked as the poor relation. Inadequate undergraduate exposure to the specialty may, however, carry repercussions downstream.…”

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Developing large-group teaching in child and adolescent psychiatry to undergraduate medical students

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Aims and methodWe developed material for a lecture hall teaching programme in child and adolescent psychiatry for medical students. Although lecture hall settings are not traditionally seen as conducive to exploring concepts, debating positions and encouraging higher-order thinking, we aimed to integrate these processes into the programme alongside educational theory and teaching strategies. We evaluated student and teacher perception of the new material through questionnaires before and after the introduction of the teaching package.ResultsSix 1.5-hour teaching sessions were prepared. The evaluation study received 133 student and 4 teacher questionnaires on the previous teaching package, and 99 student and 7 teacher questionnaires on the new material. The questionnaires showed that the redesign resulted in significant improvements in various predefined measures, such as clarity and interactivity of the material.Clinical implicationsA vivid and memorable teaching programme is essential in shaping students' understanding of the concepts in child and adolescent psychiatry as well as potentially making the specialty more attractive to medical undergraduates.

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Child Psychiatry Curricula in Undergraduate Medical Education

Cited by 31 publications

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Teaching child and adolescent psychiatry to undergraduate medical students - A survey in German-speaking countries

Teaching child and adolescent psychiatry to undergraduate medical students - A survey in German-speaking countries

Child and adolescent psychiatry: which knowledge and skills do primary care physicians need to have? A survey in general practitioners and paediatricians

Developing large-group teaching in child and adolescent psychiatry to undergraduate medical students

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