scholarly journals Academic training in psychiatry

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (12) ◽  
pp. 398-402
Author(s):  
Clare Oakley ◽  
Emma West ◽  
Ian Jones
Keyword(s):  
Academic Career ◽  
Current System ◽  
Academic Training ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
High Quality ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Quality Research ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
The Future ◽  
Adult Psychiatry

Aims and methodThe structure of academic training in psychiatry has changed in recent years and little is known about the trainees currently pursuing this career path. Two surveys were conducted of academic trainees in psychiatry and the heads of departments of psychiatry. These surveys aimed to identify the number of trainees currently in academic training, the nature of their positions and opinions about the current system of training in academic psychiatry.ResultsThere were 165 academic trainees identified, of whom 101 were not currently in academic clinical fellow (ACF) or academic clinical lecturer (ACL) posts. Academic trainees are located in a relatively small number of universities, with a quarter being based at one institution. In total, 60% of the trainees were in general adult psychiatry. Only 4.6% of respondents rated their academic training as excellent and just over half were certain that they wished to pursue an academic career in the future. Various challenges to academic training in psychiatry were identified by both the heads of departments and trainees.Clinical implicationsCurrent difficulties in academic training in psychiatry, such as lack of flexibility of the training pathway, need addressing to ensure the provision of high-quality research and teaching in psychiatry in the future.

Commentary: Special Abilities, Special Needs

2012 ◽  
pp. 6-10
Author(s):  
Adam Ockelford
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Research Community ◽  
High Quality ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Quality Research ◽  
The Future

This article presents an overview of Section 1 of the Oxford Handbook of Music Education, Volume 2. It argues that high quality research is the key to moving music education forward for those with special abilities or needs, both in policy and practical terms. The global music education research community should acknowledge serious shortcomings and devote more resource to this area in the future. It provides three reasons why music-education research should focus on the concerns of children who are “special” in one way or another.

scholarly journals Somatoform disorders: severe psychiatric illnesses neglected by psychiatrists

2001 ◽  
Vol 179 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Bass ◽  
Robert Peveler ◽  
Allan House
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Somatoform Disorders ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Psychiatric Services ◽  
High Quality ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Quality Research ◽  
Psychiatric Illnesses ◽  
Research And Teaching

BackgroundSomatoform disorders have few peers in terms of personal morbidity and cost to the health service, yet many psychiatrists train without any experience of them.AimsTo review the prevalence, disability and economic burden of somatoform disorders, and to explore the reasons why they are neglected by psychiatrists.MethodA selective review of the key literature.ResultsPsychiatrists' current preoccupation with so-called ‘serious mental illness’ gives somatoform disorders low priority. Some health planners have erroneously equated severity with diagnosis rather than level of need and disability. As a consequence the development of psychiatric services has been neglected.ConclusionsGreater recognition of the importance of somatoform disorders will only occur if high quality research and teaching receive priority, and if the Royal Colleges continue to press for increasing public awareness of their importance. Services should be driven by clinical need rather than diagnosis.

scholarly journals Impact Factor of Medical Journals

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (41) ◽  
pp. 476-478
Author(s):  
Badri Man Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Impact Factor ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
High Quality ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Medical Journals ◽  
Quality Research ◽  
Method Of Calculation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Financial Issues

Impact factor, which is a measure of the frequency of citation of articles published in a journal over a specified time, measures the rank or importance of a journal.  There is a trend towards publication of high quality research in journals with high impact factor. This paper has outlined the importance, method of calculation, clinical implications, pitfalls and financial issues related to the impact factor of medical journals.

scholarly journals Surgery and the kings of medical science

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ihsan Ekin Demir ◽  
Güralp O. Ceyhan ◽  
Helmut Friess
Keyword(s):  
Medical Science ◽  
Publication Activity ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
The Political ◽  
Academic Productivity ◽  
High Quality ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Quality Research

Abstract Background Surgeons are frequently compared in terms of their publication activity to members of other disciplines who publish in journals with naturally higher impact factors. The time intensity of daily clinical duties in surgery is yet not comparable to that of these competitor disciplines. Purpose Here, we aimed to critically comment on ways for improving the academic productivity of university surgerons. Conclusions To ensure high-quality science in surgery, it is imperative that surgeons actively ask for and generate the time for high-quality research. This necessitates coordinated and combined efforts of leading university surgeons at the political level and effective presentation of the magnificent studies performed by young and talented university surgeons.

State of the Journal, 2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Manuscript Submission ◽  
High Quality ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Quality Research

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy (AJOT) retains its ranking as the top-rated occupational therapy journal in North America by maintaining its commitment to publishing high-quality research aimed at occupational therapy professionals. As the needs and scope of the profession continue to expand, AJOT will continue to serve as a resource to practitioners, academics, and administrators to help guide best practices. Communication and engagement with readers will be facilitated through the new AJOT website as well as the new AJOT: Authors and Issues series. The journal seeks to expand its scope through its website, manuscript submission platform, and new ways to engage readers.

scholarly journals The case for an ?Excellence in Scholarship for Australia? initiative

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Calver
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Research Quality ◽  
Research Assessment ◽  
High Quality ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Quality Research

Only those truly cryptozoic for all of 2010 could have missed the bustle and concern created by the Australian Commonwealth?s Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative (http://www.arc.gov.au/era/default.htm). In common with other national research assessment exercises such as the RAE (UK) and PBRF (New Zealand), ERA is designed to assess research quality within the Australian higher education sector, identifying and rewarding those institutions and departments producing high-quality research. The linkages between achievement, recognition and reward have the potential to shape the research priorities and agendas of institutions and individual researchers.

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