Changes in attitudes toward psychiatry with introduction of a new curriculum: experiences of a Sri Lankan medical school
| 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.creator.corporateauthor | Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists | 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.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.identifier.citation | Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry. 2012; 3(1): 14-16 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.department | Psychiatry | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2012-6883 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/2184 | 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 |