Using the National Curriculum in Reproductive Psychiatry to Enhance and Standardize Fellowship Training.
Lindsay R Standeven1, Neha Hudepohl2, Claire Smith3
1University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, USA. lindsay@repropsychiatry.com.
Summary
The National Curriculum in Reproductive Psychiatry Fellows Series improved fellows' knowledge and clinical preparedness. Reproductive psychiatry fellows showed higher gains, suggesting subspecialty training benefits.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Medical Education
Background:
- The National Curriculum in Reproductive Psychiatry (NCRP) is a key resource for training.
- A standardized, expert-led didactic series was implemented for consultation-liaison (CL) and reproductive psychiatry (RP) fellows.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of the NCRP Fellows Series on fellows' knowledge.
- To assess the program's effect on fellows' self-reported clinical preparedness.
Main Methods:
- Weekly virtual sessions were conducted over a year for three cohorts (2021-2024).
- Participants (N=75) completed pre- and post-tests on knowledge and clinical preparedness.
Main Results:
- A significant increase in knowledge test scores was observed post-program (p < 0.001).
- Reproductive psychiatry fellows achieved higher post-test scores than CL fellows (p = 0.002).
- All fellows reported significantly improved preparedness to treat pregnant women with mental illness (p < 0.001).
Conclusions:
- The NCRP Fellows Series is associated with enhanced knowledge and clinical preparedness.
- While results are promising, the lack of a control group limits causal attribution.
- Higher scores in RP fellows may indicate benefits from concurrent subspecialty clinical experience.
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