Accepted Type
Dedicated Poster
Code
LP10 - 02
Acceptance Declaration
Decline
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Poster
Sub Type
Education Research
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Student
Affiliation
Title
Psyched Up or Psyched Out? - Perspectives on Psychiatry Recruitment in Canada
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
Previous research revealed that many medical students solidify psychiatry as their specialty during medical school. However, few studies have explored the nature of assessments during psychiatry clerkship and their impact on recruitment. We postulated that schools with more mandatory encounters (MCE's) in their clerkship psychiatry block would be associated with higher psychiatry recruitment.
Methods
2011-2019 data from the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS) were examined from 25,558 students. The average psychiatry match rate was calculated for each medical school and nationally. 95% Confidence Intervals (95%CI) and trends from the highest & lowest recruiting rates were determined. Psychiatry Clerkship Rotation MCE's were obtained from each school and analyzed for required diagnoses, amount of exposures, & flexibility of completion in other rotations. These data, as well as data from integrated clerkship programs, were compared to recruitment rates for potential correlations.
Results
The 2011-2019 national recruiting average was 5.23% (95%CI = 4.85%-5.73%), and R2=0.88. Schools above the upper 95%CI include Calgary(6.8%), Sherbrooke(6.3%), Laval(6.5%), and NOSM(6.8%). McGill(3.4%), Western(4.0%), Queen's(4.1%), and Saskatchewan(4.5%) were below the lower 95%CI. 88.9% of schools below the national average allow for MCE completion in other specialties; 71% offered integrated clerkships for students. 8 schools required MCE completion within a psychiatry rotation; 7/8 recruited above the national average.
Conclusion
Despite MCE differences across universities, there was no concrete association between quantity of exposures and recruitment. However, a clear correlation exists between flexibility of MCE completion in other rotations and recruitment. A similar trend was noted for schools offering integrated streams.
Keyword 1
Psychiatry
Keyword 2
Clerkship
Keyword 3
Recruitment
Level of Training
Undergraduate
Abstract Themes
Curriculum
Curriculum
- General
- Integrated
- Quality improvement
Additional Theme (First choice)
Postgraduate
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Undergraduate
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Alexandra Morra
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
