Learning psychiatry in an integrated course: possibilities or pipedreams?

Authors

Nagesh Brahmavar Pai, University of WollongongFollow
John A. Bushnell, University of WollongongFollow
Kerry Dawes, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

63350

Publication Details

Pai, N. Brahmavar., Bushnell, J. A. & Dawes, K. (2010). Learning Psychiatry in an Integrated Course: Possibilities or Pipedreams?. RANZCP 2010 Congress: A Shared Endeavour (pp. 20-21). New Zealand: RANZCP.

Additional Publication Information

http://www.ranzcp.org/Library/Media/Psychiatry-Congress-2-to-6-May-2010.aspx

Abstract

The changing nature of health care provision and disease profiles has led to a reassessment of the clinical settings that are optimal for student learning. Modern integrated medical curricula usually do not include a separate course for disciplines such as psychiatry. Further, Hospital based psychiarty curricula do not expose students to psychiatry in primary care settings.