Senior Medical Students’ Attitudes Toward Psychiatry as a Career Choice Before and After an Undergraduate Psychiatry Internship in Iran

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Homayoun Amini ◽  
Yasaman Moghaddam ◽  
Ali-Akbar Nejatisafa ◽  
Sara Esmaeili ◽  
Hosein Kaviani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Students Attitudes

scholarly journals Medical Students' Views of Psychiatry

1978 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 541-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.O. Mccormick ◽  
G. Voineskos
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Control Subject ◽  
Semantic Differential ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Students Attitudes

Medical students' views of the subjects: Psychiatry, Neurology and Surgery were studied before and after a nine week course which included Psychiatry and Neurology. Surgery was not being taught and was regarded as a control subject. Visual analogue measures of each subject as a career possibility, its importance and its interest were obtained in addition to a ranking for career choice of eight specialties. In addition, students' attitudes to psychiatrists, neurologists and surgeons (as control) were studied using semantic differential scores. The scores on the subjects showed changes favourable to Psychiatry after teaching which were not paralleled in Neurology or Surgery. The semantic differential scores clearly discriminated the three specialists; there were small changes after teaching but the broad differences in attitude to the specialists remained. Some evidence is presented that the more favourable changes towards Psychiatry were related to the quality and intensity of teaching.

Non-graduate and graduate entry medical students attitudes to psychiatry

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 245-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Pillay ◽  
F. Sundram ◽  
D. Mullins ◽  
N. Rizvi ◽  
T. Grant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Graduate Entry ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Follow Up Studies ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Students Attitudes

ObjectiveGraduate entry medical students’ views of psychiatry may differ from those of school leavers. This study hypothesised that (i) exposure to a psychiatry attachment is associated with a positive change in attitudes towards psychiatry in both graduate entry and non-graduate entry students, (ii) graduate entry students exhibit a more positive attitude to psychiatry compared to non-graduate entry students and (iii) graduate entry students are more interested in a career in psychiatry than non-graduate entry students.MethodsIn this study 247 medical students (118 females and 129 males) completing their psychiatry rotation were invited to complete questionnaires examining career choice, attitudes to psychiatry and career attractiveness for a range of specialties including surgery, medicine, general practice and psychiatry before and after their psychiatry attachment. Questionnaires were distributed prior to commencement of their attachment and redistributed on the final day of the attachment.ResultsOf the 165 participants in the study, 75 students entered medicine via the traditional route (without a primary degree), 49 entered via the graduate entry programme and 41 had a primary degree. Overall, medical students displayed positive attitudes towards psychiatry. However, while there was an improvement in attitudes towards psychiatry and the career attractiveness of psychiatry on completion of the rotation, no differences were found between graduate and non-graduate entry students. Psychiatry and general practice had lower ratings for career attractiveness than other specialities. No significant changes were found in the first and second choice of specialty.ConclusionOur results show that improvements in attitude and career attractiveness do not necessarily correlate with increased choice of psychiatry as a specialty. Graduate entry has been considered a possible opportunity for increasing recruitment in psychiatry but our results suggest that this may not be the case. Follow-up studies are required to determine whether career attractiveness correlates with future career choice.

scholarly journals A Theoretical Framework for the Development of Views of One’s Own Aging

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 6-6
Author(s):  
Sarah Marrs ◽  
Jennifer Inker ◽  
Madeline McIntyre ◽  
Leland Waters ◽  
Tracey Gendron
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Health Professions ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Students Attitudes

Abstract Senior mentoring programs have been established that provide medical students exposure to a community-dwelling older adult mentor. The goal of these programs is to expose students to healthy older adults, increase knowledge of geriatrics, and prepare them to care for an aging population. However, even while participating in a senior mentoring program, health professions students still demonstrate some discriminatory language towards older adults (e.g., Gendron, Inker, & Welleford, 2018). In fact, research suggests ageist practices occur, intentionally or not, among all health professions and within assisted living and long-term care facilities (e.g., Bowling, 1999; Dobbs et al., 2008; Kane & Kane, 2005). There is reason to believe that how we feel about other older adults is a reflection of how we feel about ourselves as aging individuals. As part of an evaluation of a Senior Mentoring program, we found that students’ attitudes towards older adults were not significantly improved (t (92) = .38, p = .70). To further explore this, we collected subsequent qualitative data. Specifically, we asked students to respond to the open-ended prompt before and after completing their senior mentoring program: How do you feel about your own aging? Our findings have revealed just how complex students’ views towards aging and elderhood are, pointing to a need to develop a theoretical framework for how these views are formed. Thus, the results of this qualitative grounded theory study illustrate the stages of development medical students’ progress through as they come to accept themselves as aging humans.

Role of behavioral sciences in development of professionalism among MBBS students

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-9
Author(s):  
Ammara Butt ◽  
Abid Ashar
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Behavioral Science ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
P Value ◽  
Behavioral Sciences ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Students Attitudes

Background: Professionalism is a global quality expected in medical students’ along with clinical skills. Behavioral sciences have been included in 3rd year MBBS curriculum since 2014 at FJMU. The purpose of this change is to enhance Professionalism formally in addition to other areas of the subject. This study aims to determine effectiveness of studying behavioral sciences as a subject in enhancing elements of Professionalism. Subjects and Methods: The mixed-methods study was used and a sample of 240 3rd year medical students was taken by convenient sampling. In the first (quantitative) phase of the study, Penn State College of Medicine Professionalism Questionnaire (PSCOM-PQ) was administered before and after studying behavioral sciences as a subject, to collect pre and post statistical results about students’ attitudes towards professionalism. The results were analyzed by paired sample t-test. In the second (qualitative) phase, Focus Group Discussion (FGD) was conducted to reveal the reasons for professionalism development and role of Behavioral Sciences in its development. 8 students were selected by purposeful homogeneous sampling technique. FGD session was audio-taped and transcribed, finally thematic analysis was done. Results: The results showed highly significant increase (p-value= 0.00, t= -74.39, mean= -72, SD= 14.99) in the scores of Professionalism after studying behavioral sciences as a subject. The broad themes identified by FGD were “Professionalism Related Skills Learned through Behavioral Sciences” and “Modes of Information Transfers’ Role in Professionalism Understanding”. The professional skills conceptualized by the students included emotional stability, empathy, psychoeducation, confidentiality, competency and sense of responsibility. The participants felt that professionalism develops by the means of lectures, workshops, role plays, modeling and formal assessment sessions. Conclusion: Study of behavioral science has significant effect in the development of professionalism among MBBS students and is well received by third year MBBS students.

Medical students’ attitudes to mental illnesses and to psychiatry before and after the psychiatric clerkship: Training in a specialty and a general hospital

2017 ◽  
Vol 258 ◽  
pp. 108-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Economou ◽  
Kontantinos Kontoangelos ◽  
Lily Evangelia Peppou ◽  
Aikaterini Arvaniti ◽  
Maria Samakouri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Psychiatric Clerkship

Medical Students’ Attitudes Towards a Career in Psychiatry before and after Viewing a Promotional DVD

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tasha Robertson ◽  
Garry Walter ◽  
Nerissa Soh ◽  
Glenn Hunt ◽  
Michelle Cleary ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Modest Improvement ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Scientific Foundation ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
The University

Objectives: The objectives were, first, to determine attitudes towards psychiatry as a career among medical students currently enrolled at the University of Sydney and, second, to establish the immediate impact on those attitudes of a promotional DVD, released by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. Method: Medical students enrolled in the University of Sydney in 2008 were invited to complete a voluntary online questionnaire, in which their attitudes towards psychiatry were explored, and the immediate effects of a 15-minute DVD were ascertained. Results: A total of 123 students participated. Only one student identified psychiatry as their chosen career. Medical students viewed psychiatry as the least attractive specialty for the degree to which patients are helped effectively and in terms of having a reliable scientific foundation. However, it rated well in regard to being intellectually challenging, a rapidly advancing field of medicine, and providing research opportunities and a good lifestyle. Psychiatry is less respected than most other specialties by students and they perceive this discipline to be poorly respected by other medical students and current medical practitioners. After viewing the DVD, there were improved student ratings of the benefits of a career in psychiatry, especially in relation to the specialty being enjoyable, offering effective treatment and having a scientific foundation. There was also enhanced understanding of the role of a psychiatrist in just over half of the participants and increased interest in psychiatry in about 30% of participants. The DVD was most effective in increasing awareness of the diversity of subspecialties available within psychiatry, good lifestyle factors, and the training involved. Conclusion: Among medical students, psychiatry is perceived as unattractive and fails to command the respect afforded other specialties. The viewing of a promotional DVD by medical students was found to be effective in improving their attitudes towards psychiatry and increasing their interest in pursuing a career in the specialty. However, the long-term impact of this modest improvement is unknown and the low survey response rate limits the extent to which the results can be generalized.

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