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Changes in attitudes toward psychiatry with introduction of a new curriculum: experiences of a Sri Lankan medical school

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dc.contributor.author Rodrigo, A. en_US
dc.contributor.author Wijesinghe, C. en_US
dc.contributor.author Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A. en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2014-10-29T09:39:47Z en_US
dc.date.available 2014-10-29T09:39:47Z en_US
dc.date.issued 2012 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry. 2012; 3(1): 14-16 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2012-6883 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/2184 en_US
dc.description.abstract BACKGROUND A Sri Lankan university recently changed its medical undergraduate curriculum by including a multifaceted psychiatry clerkship for final year students. Aims We investigated the effect of introducing an eightweek clinical rotation on career choice and attitudes of medical students towards psychiatry as a discipline. METHOD One hundred medical students completed the Attitudes Towards Psychiatry (ATP-30) questionnaire before and after the final year psychiatry clerkship. RESULTS This study showed favourable improvements in the ATP-30 score following exposure to the professorial clerkship. Significant increase was noted in the desire to pursue a career in psychiatry. CONCLUSION Exposure to a psychiatry clerkship in the final year could improve the attitudes of medical students towards psychiatry. en_US
dc.publisher Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists en_US
dc.title Changes in attitudes toward psychiatry with introduction of a new curriculum: experiences of a Sri Lankan medical school en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.identifier.department Psychiatry en_US
dc.creator.corporateauthor Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists en_US


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