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Title: | Changes in attitudes toward psychiatry with introduction of a new curriculum: experiences of a Sri Lankan medical school |
Authors: | Rodrigo, A. Wijesinghe, C. Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A. |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
Publisher: | Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists |
Citation: | Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry. 2012; 3(1): 14-16 |
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. |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/2184 |
ISSN: | 2012-6883 |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Articles |
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