Rodrigo, A.Wijesinghe, C.Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A.2014-10-292014-10-292012Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry. 2012; 3(1): 14-162012-6883http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/2184BACKGROUND 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.ArticlePsychiatry