Medical student teaching in the private sector

Authors

Kerry Dawes, University of WollongongFollow
Nagesh B. Pai, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

113488

Publication Details

Dawes, K. & Pai, N. (2017). Medical student teaching in the private sector. Australasian Psychiatry, 25 (2), 200-200.

Abstract

Dear Sir, It is with interest that we read the article by Galletly et al.1 At the University of Wollongong we have struggled for many years to meet the need for appropriate student mental health placements in the public sector. This has been partly due to a shortage of placements but also similar clinical limitations to those identified by Galletly et al.,1 particularly a lack of exposure to higher prevalence disorders and the early discharge of patients that doesn't allow the students to observe resolution of symptoms.