Improving child and adolescent psychiatry education for medical students: An inter-organizational collaborative action plan

Geraldine S. Fox, Saundra Stock, Gregory W. Briscoe, Gary L. Beck, Rita Horton, Jeffrey I. Hunt, Howard Y. Liu, Ashley Partner Rutter, Sandra Sexson, Steven C. Schlozman, Dorothy E. Stubbe, Margaret L. Stuber

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Abstract

Objective: A new Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Medical Education (CAPME) Task Force, sponsored by the Association for Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP), has created an inter-organizational partnership between child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) educators and medical student educators in psychiatry. This paper outlines the task force design and strategic plan to address the longstanding dearth of CAP training for medical students. Method: The CAPME ADMSEP Task Force, formed in 2010, identified common challenges to teaching CAP among ADMSEP's CAPME Task Force members, utilizing focus-group discussions and a needs-assessment survey. The Task Force was organized into five major sections, with inter-organizational action plans to address identified areas of need, such as portable modules and development of benchmark CAP competencies. Results/Conclusion: The authors predict that all new physicians, regardless of specialty, will be better trained in CAP. Increased exposure may also improve recruitment into this underserved area.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)461-464
Number of pages4
JournalAcademic Psychiatry
Volume36
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2012
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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