Gender and Racial Trends among Geriatric Psychiatry Fellows in the USA: A Call to Action

Khan, Sonia; Saboor, Sundas; Sattar, Naveed; Chaudhary, Amna Mohyud Din; Ullah, Irfan; Ashraf, Nauman; Khosa, Faisal

doi:10.1007/s11126-021-09969-w

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“…The gender of psychiatrists was also linked to their primary specialization, notably in geriatric psychiatry, which showed a significant female predominance (p = 0.03). A study by Khan et al (2021) [30] highlighted a shift in gender distribution among geriatric psychiatry fellows from 2007-2008 to 2019-2020, with male fellows decreasing by 11.5% and female fellows increasing by the same percentage. Factors contributing to the rise of women in geriatric psychiatry include career satisfaction, a desire for work-life balance, improved career opportunities, and accessible loan repayment programs [31].…”

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Psychiatrists’ Engagement in Research as a Pathway towards the Expansion of Distributed Medical Education (DME): A Regional Analysis across Two Provinces in Atlantic Canada

Obeng Nkrumah,

Dias,

Hazelton

et al. 2024

IME

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In the context of Canadian medical education, Distributed Medical Education (DME) plays a crucial role in addressing healthcare disparities, particularly in rural areas. This study focuses on the Department of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University, analyzing psychiatrists’ engagement and willingness to participate in research at DME sites in Nova Scotia (NS) and New Brunswick (NB). The cross-sectional study, encompassing data from an environmental scan, surveyed 60 psychiatrists involved in medical education across seven health zones. Results revealed significant associations between gender, type of graduates, and specialist training. A majority of psychiatrists (68.3%) do not currently engage in mental health or translational research, citing barriers such as a lack of protected time and financial incentives. Notably, participants expressed interest in future research areas, including health services/quality improvement and addiction research. Geriatric psychiatry, predominantly female-dominated, lacked current research activities. The study emphasizes the need to address barriers and promote motivators, both intrinsic and extrinsic, to enhance psychiatrists’ research engagement. This strategic approach is essential for fostering active participation in research, thereby contributing to the expansion of DME sites in Atlantic Canada and beyond.

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Psychiatrists’ Engagement in Research as a Pathway towards the Expansion of Distributed Medical Education (DME): A Regional Analysis across Two Provinces in Atlantic Canada

Obeng Nkrumah,

Dias,

Hazelton

et al. 2024

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“…To address the issue of diversity of the geriatric psychiatry workforce, active efforts should be made to recruit underrepresented minorities into medical schools and psychiatric residencies, in addition to continued recruitment of IMGs. 23 To increase the number of trainees going into geriatric psychiatry fellowships, efforts would need to be made by residency programs to recruit and retain geriatric psychiatric faculty to help develop geriatric psychiatry curricula, provide early exposure to geriatric psychiatry, and provide mentorship in the field to medical students and residents. 16,18,21 Other strategies to enhance recruitment could include desensitizing trainees to ageist biases, identifying those trainees with favorable attitudes and experiences, and educating them about geriatric psychiatric practice and opportunities.…”

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Why Does the US Overly Rely on International Medical Graduates in Its Geriatric Psychiatric Workforce?

2023

AMA Journal of Ethics

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International medical graduates (IMGs) tend to choose careers in geriatric psychiatry likely because high-quality training and robust mentorship opportunities from other IMGs are available. Geriatric psychiatry offers stable career prospects and opportunities to express humanitarian impulses by working closely with elders. IMGs currently constitute almost a quarter of the psychiatry workforce and approximately 53% of the geriatric psychiatry work force in the United States. However, the number of IMGs entering psychiatry residenciesand, subsequently, geriatric psychiatry fellowships-has recently declined. Overreliance on IMGs in the US geriatric psychiatric workforce means these shortages will further burden an already-limited geriatric mental health care workforce and further compromise US health system capacity to meet its elders' needs.The American Medical Association designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ available through the AMA Ed Hub TM . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Implementing a Holistic Review Process for Psychiatry Residency Screening and Interviewing

Shirazi,

Cabrera,

Malik

et al. 2024

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Gender and Racial Trends among Geriatric Psychiatry Fellows in the USA: A Call to Action

Cited by 3 publications

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Psychiatrists’ Engagement in Research as a Pathway towards the Expansion of Distributed Medical Education (DME): A Regional Analysis across Two Provinces in Atlantic Canada

Psychiatrists’ Engagement in Research as a Pathway towards the Expansion of Distributed Medical Education (DME): A Regional Analysis across Two Provinces in Atlantic Canada

Why Does the US Overly Rely on International Medical Graduates in Its Geriatric Psychiatric Workforce?

Implementing a Holistic Review Process for Psychiatry Residency Screening and Interviewing

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