A Brief Survey Of The Impact Of Restructuring Of Clinical Placement And Education Delivery For Medical Students In 5 Boroughs Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust

Abstract

Introduction

In the United Kingdom, a drive has been initiated to duly attract and recruit medical student into career psychiatry. However, most medical students attending university find the psychiatry lacks structure and organised model in teaching delivery.

As a result, many medical students put off earlier on in their studies by psychiatry.

Aim

We wanted to test the above hypothesis with the introduction of structure by allocating de-centralised teaching and hands on clinical experience for medical students.

Method

The collective survey tool is devised to reflect the needs of medical students with de-centralised teaching separate but to complement university studies. This included introduction of induction package, set out syllabus, structured learning sessions. The results of the feedback from the medical students were collated and the results are discussed.

Discussion

The results indicate the success of the decentralized and borough based teaching, with improved interest in psychiatry and higher attendance rate. The feedback has been positive, and efforts of the tutors have been appreciated. Whether this will translate into higher recruitment rate number is to be seen.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.