Teaching to Teach in Toronto

Abstract

The large size of the University of Toronto psychiatry program may make this curriculum difficult to generalize to smaller training sites. The use of online modules, collaboration between programs, or individual teaching electives may be other ways of implementing a teaching to teach program. Overall, our curriculum was well-received by trainees and they felt better prepared to take on the role of teacher after participating.

What's the Evidence: A Review of the One-Minute Preceptor Model of Clinical Teaching and Implications for Teaching in the Emergency Department

“…Since its description in the family practice literature in 1992, the OMP has been described as the basis for a number of professional development courses for both faculty and residents (1)(2)(3)(4). Its use as a teaching method has been described in numerous settings, including basic science laboratories, nursing education, and a variety of medical specialties (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12).…”

A Survey of American and Canadian Psychiatry Residents on Their Training, Teaching Practices, and Attitudes Toward Teaching

“…In a more recent study comparing psychiatry and family medicine residents [5], most psychiatry residents from the sample of 12 reported positive attitudes and values towards teaching, though knowledge and skills were rated less highly. All three of these and similar studies add to the small but growing literature on residents-as-teachers in psychiatry, but all had small sample sizes and authors noted limitations in generalizability [2, 5, 6]. To our knowledge, no national surveys have examined similar questions since 1980.…”

“…Enhancing residents’ teaching skills is a national priority [1], and efforts to improve residents’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes toward teaching have been put in place in American and Canadian residency training programs [2]. How best to design, implement, and evaluate residents-as-teachers curricula has become a growing area of research.…”

“…In one pilot study [6], a sample of 12 psychiatry residents surveyed before and after a brief residents-as-teachers workshop showed a significant improvement in certain attitudes, knowledge, and skills following the workshop. Brand et al, reporting on 41 psychiatry residents from a single institution who were evaluating a residents-as-teachers workshop [2], concluded that respondents felt that the program was relevant to them. In a more recent study comparing psychiatry and family medicine residents [5], most psychiatry residents from the sample of 12 reported positive attitudes and values towards teaching, though knowledge and skills were rated less highly.…”

Comparison Between a Typical Undergraduate Psychiatry Program in China and Canada—an Approach to Inform Psychiatry Education Reform in China

“…The primary UPE objective at UT also includes producing students who can meet national standards [12]. A parallel objective at UT is also to provide a competitive, wellsupported curriculum in order to stimulate interest and motivate students to pursue a career in psychiatry [13][14][15].…”