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Abstract
Background: Medical interns have 2 weeks compulsory internship in psychiatry.
Aim: We tried to explore their learning and views about psychiatry during these 2 weeks. To document verbatim their account about the knowledge gained and their experiences during the psychiatry internship posting and derive prominent themes.
Methods: Focus group discussion was conducted at the end of the posting using a semistructured questionnaire for seven consecutive batches of interns posted in psychiatry. To enhance trustworthiness, we utilized member checking, data triangulation, and peer debriefing. Their routine during posting, competencies, expectations from the posting, and frustrations were the main points discussed. The interns willingly participated and discussed their views about psychiatry posting.
Results: They were aware of psychiatry as an important medical discipline and had a fair degree of knowledge about it. Most of them found the posting useful. The interns had not attained the required competencies in handling emergencies and use of psychiatric drugs.
Conclusion: Involvement of senior faculty and formative assessments will be necessary in the training of medical interns. This can ensure that they gain the required competencies.
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The Indian Journal of Psychiatry (ISSN 0019-5545), is an official publication of the Indian Psychiatric Society. It is published Bimonthly with one additional supplement (total 5 issues). The IJP publishes original work in all the fields of psychiatry. All papers are peer-reviewed before publication.
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