The study by Fischel et al. (1) did not find a significant change in attitudes toward psychiatry between the beginning and the end of their psychiatry clerkship in two small groups of medical students, one in Israel and one in New York City. The authors state that "the lack of change probably in part explains why psychiatry has such poor recruitment." This conclusion probably shook up a bit many educators who read this article. No matter what we do, what we teach, and how we do it, we are basically doomed and students do not like us! But is it really true, and can the authors make such a conclusion based on their results? Is this just another of many simple answers to a very complex issue? First, let us look at how applicable the results of this study (1) are and whether they fully warrant this negative conclusion. The number of medical students in this study was fairly small (N=57). We do not know whether this number represents one rotation, two rotations, or the entire class. None of the questions of the questionnaire used asked directly about either student career choice or definite attitude toward psychiatry. It
Does a Clerkship in Psychiatry Affect Medical Students' Attitudes Toward Psychiatry?
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The study by Fischel et al. (1) did not find a significant change in attitudes toward psychiatry between the beginning and the end of their psychiatry clerkship in two small groups of medical students, one in Israel and one in New York City. The authors state that "the lack of change probably in part explains why psychiatry has such poor recruitment." This conclusion probably shook up a bit many educators who read this article. No matter what we do, what we teach, and how we do it, we are basically doomed and students do not like us! But is it really true, and can the authors make such a conclusion based on their results? Is this just another of many simple answers to a very complex issue? First, let us look at how applicable the results of this study (1) are and whether they fully warrant this negative conclusion. The number of medical students in this study was fairly small (N=57). We do not know whether this number represents one rotation, two rotations, or the entire class. None of the questions of the questionnaire used asked directly about either student career choice or definite attitude toward psychiatry. It
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Does a Clerkship in Psychiatry Affect Medical Students' Attitudes Toward Psychiatry?
Balon, Richard
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, Volume 32 (2): 73
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal) – Apr 1, 2008
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