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Reasons for poor attendance at an MRCPsych academic programme

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Elaine Greene  and
Brian Parsons
Elaine Greene
Affiliation:
St George Hospital, Kogarah, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia
Brian Parsons
Affiliation:
Connolly Norman House, 224 North Circular Road, Dublin 7, Ireland
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Abstract

Objectives: To examine potential reasons for poor attendance at the lecture programme and exploring possible alternatives to existing course structures.

Method: A postal questionnaire was circulated to all basic specialist trainees and consultants in the Irish Psychiatric training committee Eastern Region

Results: Response rates were 73 % and 44 % for consultants and trainees respectively. Respondents expressed concern about the content, relevance and structure of the current lecture programme.

Conclusion: Change is required to the current lecture programme which should give due consideration to the opinions of trainees and consultants. A number of suggestions are made based on the study findings.

Keywords

PsychiatryTrainingMRCPsych academic programme.
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , June 2005 , pp. 59 - 61
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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