John H. Coverdale, Andreea Seritan, Enrico G. Castillo, Rashi Aggarwal, Lia A. Thomas, Mary K. Morreale, Anthony P. S. Guerrero, Alan K. Louie, Richard Balon, Eugene V. Beresin, Adam Brenner
{"title":"A Challenge to In-Person Academic Conferences During the Climate Emergency","authors":"John H. Coverdale, Andreea Seritan, Enrico G. Castillo, Rashi Aggarwal, Lia A. Thomas, Mary K. Morreale, Anthony P. S. Guerrero, Alan K. Louie, Richard Balon, Eugene V. Beresin, Adam Brenner","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02142-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40596-025-02142-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":"49 3","pages":"213 - 217"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143955153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Genetics Training in Canadian Psychiatry Residency Programs: a Survey of Residents and Program Directors","authors":"Mark Ainsley Colijn","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02149-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40596-025-02149-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>Genetic testing in psychiatry is currently indicated under certain circumstances and making a correct diagnosis in this context may have important clinical implications. Although the use of genetic testing will likely become increasingly relevant to psychiatric practice in the coming years, only a few studies to date have explored the degree to which this topic is covered in psychiatry residency programs, and none have exclusively focused on Canadian programs. As such, the purpose of this study was to better understand the degree to which Canadian psychiatry residents receive training in genetics, and to explore their understanding of, and opinions about this important clinical topic.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>This cross-sectional study anonymously surveyed (using Qualtrics) both residents and program directors at psychiatry residency programs across Canada between October and November of 2024.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>Eighty residents and seven program directors participated. All seven program directors estimated that their respective programs included 1–3 h of teaching on the topic of genetics. While the vast majority of residents had never ordered genetic testing of any kind and did not feel competent doing so, most residents and program directors alike appear to believe that the field of genetics is relevant to the practice of psychiatry and that residents should receive training in this area.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>As the field of psychiatric genetics appears to represent a somewhat neglected educational topic among Canadian residency programs, it is recommended that a greater national effort be made to develop and implement curricular activities designed to address this gap in training.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":"49 4","pages":"340 - 344"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143959706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marie Soller, Mary Moffit, Christie Kesserwani, Benjamin Ladd
{"title":"Patterns and Correlates of Utilization of Mental Health Services, Distress, and Flourishing Among Academic Medical Trainees and Faculty Throughout the COVID Pandemic and Beyond","authors":"Marie Soller, Mary Moffit, Christie Kesserwani, Benjamin Ladd","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02139-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40596-025-02139-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>The COVID pandemic struck after decades of high distress among clinicians, but little is known about their utilization of mental health services. This investigation examines peri-pandemic mental health services utilization by academic medical trainees and faculty, including levels of distress and flourishing among utilizers.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>Authors examined psychological and psychiatric service utilization through an academic medical center’s wellness program between 2019 and 2023. Program utilizers consenting to research completed standardized measures of distress and flourishing. Statistical analysis compared results including demographic correlates during four intervals: before the COVID pandemic, before and after vaccine availability, and after the state of emergency was lifted.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>Of the 1212 individuals who utilized the program, 697 consented to research participation. Utilization rates ranged among eligible trainees between 26.4% (273/1032) and 36.0% (378/1050) and faculty between 6.4% (125/1946) and 8.2% (213/2592) per 9-month interval. Utilization was more intensive pre-vaccine and post-state of emergency. BIPOC utilization significantly increased in all three intervals after COVID began, including an observed increase in Asian utilizers. Flourishing was lowest in the post-vaccine and post-state of emergency intervals. Surgical specialties reported higher flourishing than non-surgical specialties. No differences in distress were observed.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Within this robustly utilized program, the percentage of eligible clinicians initiating services was steady and increased after the state of emergency was lifted. An increase in utilization by BIPOC clinicians coincided with an increase in Asian discrimination nationally. Academic medical institutions should be prepared to meet the evolving and expanding mental health treatment needs of diverse trainees and faculty.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":"49 3","pages":"248 - 253"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143958713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Growing Your Own: Reflection, Support, and Connection for Developing Early Career Psychiatrists.","authors":"Gemma Espejo, Mahta Baghoolizadeh, Carolyn Cookson","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02141-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02141-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143955154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaomei Song, Elle Cleaves, Ellen Gluzman, Biana Kotlyar, Rachel A. Russo, David C. Schilling, Carol Ping Tsao, James C. West
{"title":"A Scoping Review of Assessments in Undergraduate Medical Education: Implications for Residency Programs and Medical Schools","authors":"Xiaomei Song, Elle Cleaves, Ellen Gluzman, Biana Kotlyar, Rachel A. Russo, David C. Schilling, Carol Ping Tsao, James C. West","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02136-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40596-025-02136-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>Assessment at medical schools plays a crucial role by providing feedback, monitoring student promotion, and informing resident selection. Limited research has been conducted to synthesize key features of assessments, and even less is known about how these studies sought validity and reliability evidence. A scoping review was performed to explore key features of assessments and their validity and reliability evidence.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>Various databases were searched ranging from 2004 to April 2021 following PRISMA guidelines. In-depth reviews of the full text were performed on all selected empirical studies during the extraction phase.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>The final analysis included 218 empirical studies. Various tools were identified, ranging from traditional multiple-choice questions to more contemporary tools incorporating technology and more contextualized workplace-based assessment. Patient care and medical knowledge were the most frequently assessed, primarily using the quantitative methodology. These studies often adopted traditional perspectives in collecting validity evidence based on relations to other variables and internal structure. Many of them used a narrow conceptualization of validity, with some failing to reference validity at all.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>There was no single assessment that could easily differentiate medical students in a standardized, meaningful way. Despite the existence of contemporary validity theories for over two decades, there remains a need for greater education regarding the pivotal role of validity in conducting assessment research. While psychiatry and other residency programs will continue to face challenges in differentiating applicants, these changes present opportunities for medical educators and schools to validate assessments that are highly contextualized to their specific educational environments.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":"49 3","pages":"263 - 273"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40596-025-02136-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143762717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From Psychiatry Academia to Café Psychiatrique: a Journey of Professional Renewal","authors":"Robert E. Feinstein","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02137-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40596-025-02137-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":"49 3","pages":"279 - 282"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}