scholarly journals Evaluating a trainee led induction day in psychiatry

1992 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 635-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Kidd ◽  
Robin McGilp ◽  
Cameron Stark
Keyword(s):  
Royal College ◽  
Psychiatric Training ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Mandatory Requirement ◽  
Training Schemes

Many psychiatric training schemes hold induction days for their new junior doctors. This practice has now become a College recommendation and has frequently been a mandatory requirement for the approval of training schemes by the Royal College of Psychiatrists (Sims, 1990). Such days often concentrate on orientating the new trainee, looking in particular at facilities rather than the development of skills.

scholarly journals The approval of psychiatric training schemes in 1988

1990 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 338-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. P. Sims
Keyword(s):  
Royal College ◽  
Psychiatric Training ◽  
Training Schemes

The objects and purposes of the constitution of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 1971 included to “advance the science and practice of psychiatry” and “to promote study and research” (Supplemental Charter and Bye-Laws, 1989).

scholarly journals Survey of psychotherapy training for psychiatric trainees in South-West England

2001 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 140-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
David McCrindle ◽  
Joanna Wildgoose ◽  
Richard Tillett
Keyword(s):  
Royal College ◽  
Psychotherapy Training ◽  
Psychiatric Training ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
South West ◽  
Training Schemes ◽  
Telephone Questionnaire ◽  
South West England

Aims and MethodA telephone questionnaire to assess psychotherapy training in the 12 psychiatric training schemes in South-West England was conducted in April 1999. The findings were compared with the 1993 guidelines recommended by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.ResultsOnly one scheme was achieving the standards set by the College guidelines. The majority of trainees in this region were not receiving adequate psychotherapy training.Clinical ImplicationsPsychotherapy training for psychiatric trainees needs urgent review in South-West England.

Research during psychiatric training as a predictor of future academic research career: the Maudsley experience

1991 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 115-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
DJ Castle ◽  
S Refault ◽  
RM Murray
Keyword(s):  
Academic Psychiatry ◽  
Career Paths ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Psychiatric Training ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Research Career ◽  
Future Career

SummaryJunior doctors who trained in psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital between 1965 to 1975 were followed up at a mean of 17 years to ascertain whether pre-psychiatric experience or performance during training could predict future career paths. The most consistent predictor of a career in academic psychiatry was involvement in research during training.

Junior doctors attack Royal College

BMJ ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 314 (7095) ◽  
pp. 1641-1641
Author(s):  
L. Beecham
Keyword(s):  
Royal College ◽  
Junior Doctors

The psychiatry recruitment crisis across Europe: Evaluation by the European Federation of psychiatric trainees

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. s285-s285
Author(s):  
H. Ryland ◽  
F. Baessler ◽  
M. Casanova Dias ◽  
L. De Picker ◽  
M. Pinto Da Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Psychiatric Training ◽  
European Federation ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Annual Survey ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Competing Interest

IntroductionRecruitment of medical students and junior doctors in to psychiatry is a long-standing concern in many countries, with low proportions of medical graduates choosing it as a specialty and ongoing stigma from within the medical profession. In some countries the reverse problem is the case, with too many doctors wishing to enter psychiatry, and insufficient training places available.ObjectivesTo understand the current situation within Europe with regards to recruitment in to psychiatry and to identify existing recruitment initiatives.MethodsThe European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees conducts an annual survey of all member organisations. A delegate of each national association of psychiatric trainees is asked to identify if their country has a problem with recruitment and if so, whether there were too many or too few applicants for training places. Delegates from countries with recruitment initiatives were contacted to provide further details.ResultsIn 2014, a total of 31 countries completed the survey, with 17 stating that too few medical practitioners choose psychiatry. In total 8 countries with recruitment problems reported that initiatives exist to encourage doctors to enter psychiatric training. Of these, 7 responded to describe the initiatives, which included national recruitment strategies, financial incentives, careers fairs, mentoring schemes and a whole host of other projects.ConclusionsRecruitment in to psychiatry remains a serious problem in a significant proportion of European countries, but a wide range of initiatives exist which aim to combat this shortfall. It will be important over the coming years to establish which initiatives are most effective at increasing recruitment.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals The Future of the Membership

1981 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 63-66
Author(s):  
Sydney Brandon
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
Royal College ◽  
Psychiatric Training ◽  
Private Practitioners ◽  
The Future ◽  
Minimum Requirements

The question has been posed—is an examination necessary to admit to the membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists? The College represents the views of psychiatrists, maintains the standards of the profession, regulates and monitors practise and accepts a broad overall responsibility for education. It should admit to its membership those who practice as psychiatrists. Who then are the psychiatrists? Should the membership be open to anyone who makes such a claim or should it be linked with appointment to specific jobs as a psychiatrist at a level yet to be determined? What of private practitioners, interested GPs? Surely anyone who wants to be a psychiatrist, to paraphrase Sam Goldwyn, ought to have his head examined by his peers to establish that his claim to be a psychiatrist is acceptable. It is the College which should regulate entry into the profession of psychiatry, not the National Health Service, an employing authority, or even the universities. Some membership entrance conditions are needed which lay down minimum requirements for becoming a psychiatrist and it is important to exclude or reject, in my view, before higher psychiatric training commences.

scholarly journals Learning portfolios in psychiatric training

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 310-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kitty Seed ◽  
Lisa Davies ◽  
Ronan J. McIvor
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Psychiatric Training ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Personal Learning ◽  
Learning Plan ◽  
Life Long Learning ◽  
Medical Careers ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
Personal Learning Plan

Major changes are taking place in the way doctors are trained and assessed. A new curriculum, devised by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges on behalf of Modernising Medical Careers, will be implemented for current junior doctors as part of the foundation and specialist training programmes. Every junior doctor will be expected to have a ‘personal learning plan’ to guide professional development and assist appraisal, and to build a portfolio to document their experiences. This marks a shift from traditional summative (i.e. examinations-based) evaluation to the use of more formative methods based on experience and workplace assessment. It reflects greater emphasis on continuing professional development and life-long learning (Wilkinson et al, 2002).

MTAS fiasco: lessons for psychiatry

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 425-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Whelan ◽  
Peter Jarrett ◽  
Maja Meerten ◽  
Kate Forster ◽  
Dinesh Bhugra
Keyword(s):  
Royal College ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
European Economic Area ◽  
Application System ◽  
European Economic ◽  
Economic Area ◽  
Training Post ◽  
Training Schemes

AIMS AND METHODSThe recent Medical Training Application System (MTAS) has been fraught with problems. A survey of MTAS applicants from two London training schemes and a request for emails from trainees and trainers documenting problems with the system were undertaken with the aim of canvassing the views of candidates and shortlisters/interviewers about MTAS, and providing evidence of the system's failings.RESULTSA total of 101 candidates responded to the survey, and the first 92 emails sent to the Royal College of Psychiatrists were analysed. The majority of respondents (73%) were dissatisfied with MTAS and 63% thought the system unfair. UK and European Economic Area (EEA) applicants (71%) were more successful in being shortlisted than non-EEA candidates (48%). The majority of applicants (70%) planned to reapply in subsequent rounds if they failed to secure a training post.CLINICAL IMPLICATIONSBoth surveys showed clearly that the system was not working well. The trainees and trainers both felt that the system was flawed and that the reasons for the failure included a centralised system without any piloting, and the question design. In addition a lack of resources added to the stress and burden on both trainees and trainers.

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