Old age psychiatrists in the united kingdom —their educational role
✍ Scribed by J. P. Wattis
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 194 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
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✦ Synopsis
Two hundred and forty-three consultant psychiatrists providing a service to old people were asked about teaching activities. Over half engaged in undergraduate teaching, covering all medical schools in the UK. Medical students they taught had a mean of six days' clinical attachment and 3.4 hours' lectures in old age psychiatry. There were fewer academic chairs as a proportion of total consultant posts in old age psychiatry than in psychiatry generally. Over 80% of respondents taught medical postgraduates and non-medical groups. Compared with previous studies, there had been increases in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching (particularly with respect to general practice and geriatric trainees) and in teaching to nurses and social services personnel. Consultants with five or more sessions in old age psychiatry reported more involvement in undergraduate and non-medical teaching.
KEY wow-Education, teaching, psychiatry of old age and United Kingdom.