{"title":"Navigating US Psychiatry Training as an International Medical Graduate: From Structural Barriers to Personal Growth.","authors":"Ali Imam Awan, Eslam Elhossieny","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02225-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02225-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145022596","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":"Planting the Tree Right-Side Up: Supportive Psychotherapy as a Priority in Residency Training.","authors":"Samuel Dotson, John C Markowitz","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02221-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02221-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145022599","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}
Matthew Tennant, Maggie Meeks, Ben Beaglehole, Chris Frampton, Jane Foley, Emily Ide, Dylan Hill, Carol Dean
{"title":"Preparing House Officers for Emergencies in a Psychiatric Setting with Simulation-Based Learning.","authors":"Matthew Tennant, Maggie Meeks, Ben Beaglehole, Chris Frampton, Jane Foley, Emily Ide, Dylan Hill, Carol Dean","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02217-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02217-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Simulation-based learning replicates real clinical events to provide an interactive learning experience. This allows training doctors to develop skills to manage complex scenarios or emergencies in a safe and containing environment. Many house officers report a lack of confidence in managing emergencies on a psychiatric ward. This study evaluates whether simulation-based learning provided at the start of the psychiatric placement increases the confidence of house officers managing emergencies in a psychiatric setting.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Simulation-based learning was developed and implemented for house officers beginning their psychiatric rotation. Three scenarios were developed with psychiatric trainees. These were managing a non-fatal hanging, non-suicidal self-injury, and olanzapine pamoate post-injection syndrome. Training was evaluated with a mixed methods approach.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-three house officers participated in simulation-based learning. After completing the training, participants were significantly more confident managing olanzapine pamoate post-injection syndrome (p < 0.001), non-suicidal self-injury (p < 0.001), and a non-fatal hanging (p < 0.001). Participants reported that simulations were effective because the scenarios were realistic, and the simulation was an immersive experience. They valued the opportunity to practice with the equipment and the focus on both physical and psychological components in the scenarios. The experience was more impactful because simulations were done alongside peers in a safe and contained training environment.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Simulation-based learning was acceptable and increased the confidence of house officers managing emergencies in a psychiatric setting. Simulation-based learning can potentially improve the quality of care provided in psychiatric hospitals and the preparedness of new doctors entering these work environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145005726","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":"The Light at the End of the Tunnel: Promise and Peril in the Resident to Attending Transition.","authors":"Winston Li","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02226-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02226-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145005737","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}
Meirong Pan, Xinxin Yue, Ni Tang, Qingjiu Cao, Tianmei Si
{"title":"Factors Influencing an Early Career Choice of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Among Chinese Medical Students: An Exploratory Survey.","authors":"Meirong Pan, Xinxin Yue, Ni Tang, Qingjiu Cao, Tianmei Si","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02207-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02207-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The study aimed to explore factors influencing Chinese medical students' career choices, especially in choosing child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) as their specialty.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A 23-item online survey was conducted among third-year medical students at Peking University Health Science Center to explore the factors currently influencing their career choices, as well as their preferences and factors that influence the choice of CAP as a career specialty. Their preferences for CAP-focused curricula were also surveyed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 169 students surveyed, 149 (88.17%) responded. Over 80% of the students began contemplating their future career choices, even before their undergraduate studies commenced. Sixty (40.27%) students showed moderate to high interest in CAP, and the top three factors that rendered CAP most attractive included interest in helping society (58.33%), having opportunities to work with children and adolescents (56.67%), and working in an interesting field (53.33%). The primary obstacle to choosing CAP as a specialty was the burden of working with patients and their parents (70.79%). Among the students interested in CAP, 85.00% were interested in engaging with CAP through clinical internships and practical training. Curricula related to psychotherapy, consultation liaison, and psychopharmacology were identified as the most attractive areas.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Positive attitudes toward CAP were found among the responders. To better align with the career development needs of medical students and promote workforce development in the CAP specialty, early career exposure to CAP, such as encompassing clinical clerkships, specialized internships, and interdisciplinary education, should be given more consideration in undergraduate curriculum systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145005766","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":"Early Post-implementation Analysis of a Medical Student Mental Health Program.","authors":"Robyn Bernstein, Kasey Cox, Claire Collins, Sujatha Changolkar, Kirk Brower, Erin McKean","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02193-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02193-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Mental health and burnout are major concerns among medical students, yet poor utilization of care persists. Barriers to care for medical students were identified in a previous study. Following this, a no-cost, confidential Medical Student Mental Health Program (MSMHP) was established to address common barriers to care. This study provides an analysis 1 year following the implementation of the MSMHP as well as a comparison to student attitudes and service utilization with the pre-implementation survey.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In early 2023, a survey eliciting information regarding student burnout, barriers to care, and resource utilization and satisfaction was sent to 780 current medical students. Participation was anonymous and voluntary, with optional responses to each question.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ultimately, 387 (50%) medical students responded. Burnout remained at similar levels between years (2020, 2.60; 2023, 2.59), as well as students reporting either a new or previously perceived mental health concern (2020, 67%; 2023, 65%). Satisfaction with the availability of mental health resources for medical students significantly increased since MSMHP implementation; 74% were \"very\" or \"somewhat\" satisfied in 2023, compared with 39% in 2020. While we found that the program addressed the barrier of access, barriers of stigma, time, fear of future disclosure, and cost remained.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study demonstrated that following the implementation of a MSMHP, a greater proportion of medical students obtained mental health care. Despite this, student burnout and concern over mental health and emotional well-being remained high. This may be explained by persistent systemic issues and barriers to care within the medical school experience.</p>","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144999466","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}
Rohini Kallianpur, Andrea Kyprianou Baum, Jayme M Palka, Mary E Camp
{"title":"Communicating with Patients with Major Neurocognitive Disorder: An Improv Based Curriculum for Psychiatry Residents.","authors":"Rohini Kallianpur, Andrea Kyprianou Baum, Jayme M Palka, Mary E Camp","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02197-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02197-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144999425","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}
Kelly L Cozza, Althea A Scott, Elle S Cleaves, Derrick A Hamaoka, Courtney C O'Keefe, Eungjae Kim, Matthew Hawks
{"title":"Building Faculty Performance Evaluation from the Ground-Up: Designing Tools and Gauging Acceptance.","authors":"Kelly L Cozza, Althea A Scott, Elle S Cleaves, Derrick A Hamaoka, Courtney C O'Keefe, Eungjae Kim, Matthew Hawks","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02192-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02192-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144999458","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}