The impact of badmouthing of medical specialties to medical students.

IF 1.8 Q3 PSYCHIATRY
Dylan Viani Walsh, Niamh Murphy, Shane Evans, Kieran C Murphy, Allys Guerandel, Anne M Doherty, Brian Hallahan, John Lally
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the proportion of Irish medical students exposed to 'badmouthing' of different specialities and to ascertain: the degree of criticism of specialities based on the seniority of clinical or academic members of staff; if 'badmouthing' influenced student career choice in psychiatry; and attitudes of medical students towards psychiatry as a speciality and career choice.

Methods: Medical students in three Irish universities were invited to complete an online survey to determine the frequency and effect of non-constructive criticism on choice of medical specialty. The online questionnaire was distributed to Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), University of Galway (UoG) and University College Dublin (UCD) in the academic year 2020-2021.

Results: General practice (69%), surgery (65%) and psychiatry (50%) were the most criticised specialties. Criticism was most likely to be heard from medical students. 46% of students reported reconsidering a career in psychiatry due to criticism from junior doctors. There was a positive perception of psychiatry with 27% of respondents considering psychiatry as a first-choice specialty.

Conclusions: Criticism of psychiatry by doctors, academics and student peers negatively influences students' career choice, which could be contributing to recruitment difficulties in psychiatry.

诋毁医学专业对医学生的影响。
研究目的本研究旨在评估爱尔兰医科学生接触 "唱衰 "不同专科的比例,并确定:根据临床或学术人员的资历对专科进行批评的程度;"唱衰 "是否会影响学生对精神病学的职业选择;以及医科学生对精神病学作为专科和职业选择的态度:方法:邀请爱尔兰三所大学的医学生完成一项在线调查,以确定非建设性批评对选择医学专业的频率和影响。在线调查问卷发放给了2020-2021学年的爱尔兰皇家外科学院(RCSI)、戈尔韦大学(UoG)和都柏林大学学院(UCD):结果:全科(69%)、外科(65%)和精神病学(50%)是受到批评最多的专业。医科学生最有可能提出批评。46%的学生表示,由于初级医生的批评,他们重新考虑了是否从事精神病学专业。27%的受访者认为精神病学是首选专业:医生、学者和学生同伴对精神病学的批评对学生的职业选择产生了负面影响,这可能是导致精神病学招生困难的原因之一。
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