Integrating psychiatry into basic clinical skills: A three-year nationwide quantitative assessment of postgraduate training programs.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The aim of this study was to develop quantitative outcome indicators for psychiatric training programs integrated into the General Medicine In-Training Examination (GM-ITE) and to investigate which characteristics correlate with high scores in psychiatry.

Methods

A nationwide cross-sectional study was conducted over 3 fiscal years (2021-2023). An anonymous online questionnaire was distributed to postgraduate year 1 and 2 residents who completed the GM-ITE. The primary outcome was GM-ITE score, with a particular focus on psychiatry. Multiple-choice questions for the psychiatry field were created by board-certified psychiatrists with various subspecialties, then reviewed and piloted. Multiple regression analysis examined correlations between GM-ITE score and various reside

SUBMITTER: Tamune H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11423472 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature