Psychiatry Enrichment Initiatives: A Review of Current Programs, Summer Schools, and Institutes

• Published in: Academic psychiatry 2017-04, Vol.41 (2), p.266-271
• Main Author: Lyons, Zaza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Academies and Institutes; Careers; Clubs; Correspondence; Curricula; Curriculum; Education; Education, Medical, Continuing; Educational Environment; Grey literature; Humans; In Depth Article: Commentary; Interest groups; Learning; Medical Education; Medical schools; Medical students; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mental health; Psychiatry; Psychiatry - education; Psychotherapy; Research Methodology; Seminars; Summer school; Summer Schools; Vacations; Workshops
• ISSN: 1042-9670; 1545-7230
• DOI: 10.1007/s40596-016-0512-4

[...]the citations referenced by the selected published journal articles, and subsequent articles that had cited these published papers were hand searched and any relevant papers followed up. Summary of existing psychiatry enrichment programs Country/institution Program name Year started Type, duration, frequency Content and structure Eligible students/number of places Evaluation results US University of Maryland [8] Combined Accelerated Program in Psychiatry (CAPP) 1970 Special extracurricular elective program that runs for 4 years concurrent to the medical course Focus on basic psychiatric concepts; ward work and patient contact; supervised psychotherapy; small group teaching with senior staff 12 freshmen students recruited to the CAPP each year High number of CAPP graduates entered psychiatry residency programs Canada University of Toronto [9] The Psychiatry Institute for Medical Students 1994 Annual 5-day intensive summer school program Informal lectures and seminars each morning; clinical electives in afternoon; patient panel discussion; social activities Approx. 25 first and second year students accepted from universities across Canada each year Between 1994 and 2005, 178 students have attended. 43 % matched to psychiatry residency programs Australia University of Western Australia [10] The Claassen Institute of Psychiatry for Medical Students 2008 Annual 5-day intensive program held in June Seminars on areas of subspecialisation; elective site visits; debate; stigma workshop; social activities including informal meetings with consultants and registrars Approx. 16 year 5 and year 6 students from UWA and Notre Dame University attend each year. UK Institute of Psychiatry and King’s College, London, UK [15] Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience Summer School (IoPPN) 2009 Annual 5-day intensive summer school program Seminars; patient interviews; debates; “speed dating”; film club; opportunities to meet clinicians; evening social activities Medical students and foundation year doctors; number of places not stated No evaluation data available Switzerland University Hospital Zurich [11] Study Focus on Psychiatry 2011 Intensified training program of elective modules at Masters level integrated in to medical curriculum Covers key competencies in psychiatry and psychotherapy; research component; mentoring program. Significant increase in attitudes towards psychiatry and as a career at end of program UK St Andrews Healthcare, East Midlands School