Psychiatric Residents as Teachers: Development and Evaluation of a Teaching Manual

Objective Psychiatric residents spend much time as teachers and mentors to medical students. Recently, the Canadian Medical Education Directions for Specialists (CanMEDS) roles identified the importance of this role as a scholar. Residents are now expected to develop skills to fulfill this role, one...

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Published in:Academic psychiatry 2010-07, Vol.34 (4), p.305-309
Main Authors: Swainson, Jennifer, Marsh, Melanie, Tibbo, Philip G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alberta
Canada
Clinical Clerkship
Curriculum
Education, Medical
Educational Resource Column
Faculty, Medical
Foreign Countries
Graduate Students
Humans
Internship and Residency
Manuals as Topic
Medical Education
Medical Students
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Models, Educational
Preceptorship
Psychiatry
Psychiatry - education
Student Attitudes
Teaching
Teaching Guides
Teaching Skills
Writing (Composition)
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Summary:Objective Psychiatric residents spend much time as teachers and mentors to medical students. Recently, the Canadian Medical Education Directions for Specialists (CanMEDS) roles identified the importance of this role as a scholar. Residents are now expected to develop skills to fulfill this role, one of which involves the ability to teach. However, lack of tools to facilitate the development of resident teaching skills poses a significant problem. Methods This article describes the development and evaluation of a resident teaching manual, written by psychiatric residents for use by fellow residents, in their teaching endeavors with medical students at the University of Alberta. Results Residents appreciated using this manual to enhance their skills in teaching medical students. Conclusion The development of, and the preliminary survey of this psychiatric resident teaching manual, is encouraging in furthering the development of future psychiatrist teachers.
ISSN:1042-9670
1545-7230
DOI:10.1176/appi.ap.34.4.305