scholarly journals Psychiatry at undergraduate level in India: What is needed?

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (03) ◽  
pp. 449-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anjana Rao Kavoor ◽  
Sayantanava Mitra
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Education System ◽  
Current Medical ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Adequate Number ◽  
Medical Education System ◽  
Health Related

ABSTRACTPresent day health-care philosophy strongly favors an increased attention to mental health related issues. However, the lack of an adequate number of trained specialists in India in this field makes it imperative that the burden is shared by general practitioners at large. But our current medical education system may not be equipped enough to prepare them for the task.

Some Thoughts on Primary Care: Problems in Implementation

1973 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Jonas
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Team Leader ◽  
The Social ◽  
Medical Education System ◽  
Health Care Crisis ◽  
Time Changes ◽  
Care Problems

This paper presents definitions of primary care and the dimensions of the health care crisis in general and of the primary care crisis in particular. The importance of team practice in primary care is described, as are the necessity of creating the social physician as team leader and some changes which appear to be necessary in medical education in order to begin moving toward a solution of the primary care crisis. Primary care is what most patients need most of the time. Changes in the medical education system—changes as fundamental as those which paved the way for the research establishment-will be required to provide it.

scholarly journals Historical aspects of the medical education system transformation

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-40
Author(s):  
I. N. Kagramanyan ◽  
A. I. Tarasenko ◽  
I. A. Kupeeva ◽  
O. O. Yanushevich ◽  
K. A. Pashkov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Education System ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
17Th Century ◽  
Historical Aspects ◽  
Medical Education System ◽  
History Of ◽  
Care System

The history of medical and pharmaceutical education development is part of the social history. The quality of medical personnel training determines the efficiency of the entire health care system and has been a priority area of development throughout the history of the Russian state. The paper reflects the main stages of the medical education system development in the period from the 17th century to the present. The training of medical personnel in Russia began in the second half of the 17th century, when, under the Pharmaceutical Order, a medical school was established in 1654to train doctors for the needs of the army.The need to provide qualified medical personnel remains relevant, both in wartime and in peacetime. The reforms of medical education that have been taking place over the centuries make it possible to diversify educational programs, as well as the to introduce new educational technologies, considering modern requirements and global trends. The study of the historical aspects of domestic medicine determines a more competent approach to the development of the health care system and medical education.

Special Feature — Medical Education in Asia Pacific

2006 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 797-817
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Education System ◽  
Current Medical ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Education Reforms ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Medical Education System ◽  
Medical Education Curriculum

Innovations in Medical Education Curriculum in India. Medical Education in Korea: Past, Present, and Future. Medical Education Reforms in China. Medical Education Reforms in Sri Lanka. The Current Medical Education System in Taiwan. The Medical Education System in Thailand.

Trauma care training in Vietnam: A narrative scoping review (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ba Tuan Nguyen ◽  
Toi Lam Phung ◽  
Thi Hong Hanh Khuc ◽  
Van Anh Thi Nguyen ◽  
Leigh Blizzard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Trauma Care ◽  
Education System ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Trauma Training ◽  
Medical Education System ◽  
Short Courses

BACKGROUND - OBJECTIVE To establish if medical training in Vietnam has adapted to a new disease pattern emerging in a developing country economy, that of road trauma. METHODS A review of Vietnamese medical schools, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Education and Training literature on trauma education. RESULTS The trauma training component in medical education in Vietnam has been improving but is patchy and inconsistent across the health sector. As the medical education system was appropriately initially oriented to a generalist community base, trauma training at an undergraduate level was minimal and less than 5% of total credit. At the post-graduate level, only two major specialties (surgery and anaesthesia) figures have a significant and increasing trauma training component ranging from 8% to 22% in academic and clinical training pathways. A new national examination is on the way to improve curricula and standards at an undergraduate level, post-graduate short courses like Basic Trauma Life Support-BLS, Primary Trauma Care-PTC are seen as a reasonable solution to address current Vietnamese medical education system deficiencies in trauma training. CONCLUSIONS Although efforts have been made to reform the medical training program in Vietnam, it would take quite a long time to reach the complete transformation. In the interim, the implementation of short courses such as BLS, PTC should be considered as the appropriate method to compensate for the insufficient competency-related trauma care among healthcare workers outside of trauma specialist training.

A Model of Supervision in Mental Health for General Practitioners

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gene Hodgins ◽  
Fiona Judd ◽  
Michael Kyrios ◽  
Greg Murray ◽  
Andrew Cope ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Primary Mental Health Care ◽  
Innovative Model ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Mental Health Difficulties ◽  
Ongoing Care ◽  
Effective Supervision

Objective: If general practitioners (GPs) are to provide effective ongoing care to patients with mental health difficulties, it is argued that they need access to effective supervision. This paper aims to describe a specific framework for the provision of supervision to GPs involved in mental health-related work in a rural area. Conclusions: An innovative model of supervision is currently being trialled with GP practices in the Bendigo area of country Victoria. It is essential for a formal supervision framework to be available for GPs in mental health, so that effective outcomes in primary mental health care are maximized, facilitating better support for GPs and better outcomes for patients with mental health difficulties.

Prescribing stigma in mental disorders: A comparative study of Portuguese psychiatrists and general practitioners

2021 ◽  
pp. 002076402110025
Author(s):  
Bárbara Almeida ◽  
Ana Samouco ◽  
Filipe Grilo ◽  
Sónia Pimenta ◽  
Ana Maria Moreira
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical Speciality ◽  
Diagnostic Overshadowing ◽  
Related Stigma ◽  
Health Related

Background: Physicians, including psychiatrists and general practitioners (GPs), have been reported as essential sources of stigma towards people diagnosed with a mental disorder (PDMDs), which constitutes an important barrier to recovery and is associated with poorer clinical outcomes. Therefore, psychiatrists and GPs are key populations where it is crucial to examine stigma, improve attitudes and reduce discrimination towards psychiatric patients. Aims: This study is the first to explore mental health-related stigma among Portuguese psychiatrists and GPs, examining the differences between these two specialities and assessing whether sociodemographic and professional variables are associated with stigma. Method: A cross-sectional study was performed between June 2018 and August 2019. A consecutive sample of 55 Psychiatrists and 67 GPs working in Porto (Portugal) filled a 25-item self-report questionnaire to assess their attitudes towards PDMDs in clinical practice. The instrument was designed by the authors, based on previous mental health-related stigma studies and validated scales. The questionnaire includes 12 stigma dimensions ( Autonomy, Coercion, Incompetence, Dangerousness, Permanence, Pity, Responsibility, Segregation, Labelling, Diagnostic Overshadowing, Shame and Parental Incompetence), and its total score was used to measure Overall Stigma (OS). Sample characteristics were examined using descriptive statistics, and the factors affecting stigma were assessed through regression analysis. Results: GPs exhibit significantly higher OS levels than psychiatrists, and present higher scores in the dimensions of dangerousness, parental incompetence, diagnostic overshadowing and responsibility. Besides medical speciality, several other sociodemographic variables were associated with sigma, including age, gender, having a friend with a mental disorder, professional category, agreement that Psychiatry diverges from core medicine and physician’s interest in mental health topics. Conclusions: Our data suggest that both psychiatrists and GPs hold some degree of stigmatizing attitudes towards PDMDs. Overall, these results bring new light to stigma research, and provide information to tailor anti-stigma interventions to Portuguese psychiatrists and GPs.

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