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Geriatric Psychiatry Teaching in Canadian Medical Schools: a Cross-Sectional Study
Soojin Chun1, Alan Bruce Douglass1, Susan W Lehmann2
1Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Summary
Canadian medical schools show inconsistent geriatric psychiatry training during clerkship, with limited clinical components and no awards for teaching. Geriatric psychiatry education may be more prevalent in Canada than in the US.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Public Health
Background:
- The growing elderly population necessitates adequate geriatric psychiatry training for medical students.
- A shortage of geriatric psychiatrists in Canada highlights the need for robust educational programs.
- Understanding current geriatric psychiatry education in Canadian medical schools is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the delivery of geriatric psychiatry education during clerkship in Canadian medical schools.
- To identify factors associated with increased geriatric psychiatry teaching.
- To compare Canadian geriatric psychiatry education with findings from US medical schools.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional survey was administered to psychiatry medical education representatives.
- The survey was distributed at the Canadian Organization of Undergraduate Psychiatry Educators (COUPE) meeting in September 2017.
- All 17 Canadian medical schools participated in the survey.
Main Results:
- 88% of schools have geriatric psychiatry-specific learning objectives, but only 29% offer a clinical component.
- Lecture hours in geriatric psychiatry correlate with the presence of a geriatric clerkship component and length of clerkship.
- Lecture hours also correlate with the existence of a geriatric fellowship program.
Conclusions:
- Geriatric psychiatry clerkship education in Canada is inconsistent.
- There is a lack of recognition for excellence in geriatric psychiatry teaching and performance.
- Canadian medical schools may offer more geriatric psychiatry education than their US counterparts.
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