Stigma in Psychiatry: Impact of a Virtual and Traditional Psychiatry Clerkship on Medical Student Attitudes

被引:3
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作者
Bazaid, Khalid [1 ]
Simas, Kevin [2 ]
Bezzahou, Abdellah [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
[2] Carleton Univ, Ottawa, ON, Canada
关键词
Psychiatry; Clerkship; COVID-19; Education; Attitudes;
D O I
10.1007/s40596-021-01541-9
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
Objective The objective of the study was to assess the change in medical students' attitudes towards psychiatry following a virtual clerkship experience compared to a traditional clerkship experience. Method Ninety-seven medical students from the University of Ottawa were assessed pre- and post-clerkship on the ATP-30 (Attitudes Towards Psychiatry-30) measure. Cohorts of students were categorized as pre-COVID or during-COVID depending on when and how they experienced their clerkship (traditional or virtual). The total student response rate was approximately 48%. A quasi-experimental design was implemented, and non-parametric statistics were used to analyze the data. Results Medical students' overall attitudes towards psychiatry improved from pre- to post-clerkship, with the type of clerkship experience (traditional or virtual) having no significant impact on the magnitude to which attitudes improved. Conclusion Implementation of a virtual clerkship in psychiatry did not deteriorate medical student attitudes towards psychiatry as a specialty, with both the traditional and virtual clerkship program enhancing students' attitudes towards psychiatry favorably.
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页码:738 / 741
页数:4
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