Current Trends in Psychiatric Education Among Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs

OBJECTIVE: This study sought to evaluate the status of psychiatric education in Ob/Gyn residencies.

METHODS: A 17-item anonymous questionnaire was sent to program directors of 239 Ob/Gyn US residencies. Data analysis was performed using STATA 14.2.

RESULTS: Ninety-five programs participated (40%), including partial responses. The majority of Ob/Gyn programs offered didactics in psychiatric topics (84%), with most of the sessions provided by Ob/Gyn faculty. Programs that reported didactics led by psychiatric faculty (57.9%) were more likely to have a higher number of mental health didactics in total. Fewer than half of programs covered intimate partner violence (47%), non-obstetric depression (44%), anxiety (43%), medication management (30%), eating disorders (26%), human trafficking (20%), or PTSD (11%). Elective rotations involving mental health were offered by 20% of programs. Barriers to psychiatric training were lack of integration between Ob/Gyn and psychiatry (46%), ACGME surgical requirements (42%), and lack of knowledgeable instructors (38%). Most program directors (81%) disagreed that residents are fully equipped to identify psychiatric needs in patients.

CONCLUSION: Lack of integration between Ob/Gyn and psychiatry was the most cited barrier to effective psychiatric education of Ob/Gyn residents, highlighting the importance of increased partnership between the two fields. Didactic instruction decreased compared to 2001, and considerable gaps still remain. Most program directors perceive that residents are not equipped to identify patients' psychiatric needs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry - 43(2019), 3 vom: 28. Juni, Seite 294-299

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Garbarino, Abigail H [VerfasserIn]
Kohn, Jaden R [VerfasserIn]
Coverdale, John H [VerfasserIn]
Kilpatrick, Charles C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Curriculum—interdisciplinary studies
Education, medical, graduate
Journal Article
Obstetrics and gynecology
Psychiatry
Surveys and questionnaires

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 16.10.2019

Date Revised 16.10.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s40596-019-01018-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM293207194