Manassis Katharina, Katz Mark, Lofchy Jodi, Wiesenthal Stephanie
Department of Psychiatry, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada.
Acad Psychiatry. 2006 Jul-Aug;30(4):325-9. doi: 10.1176/appi.ap.30.4.325.
To examine the influence of initial interest, pre-clerkship experiences, clerkship experiences, and enrichment activities on choosing a career in psychiatry.
Residents in psychiatry at the authors' medical school completed a survey that examined each of these factors in relation to career choice.
Thirty participants ranked initial interest as the most influential factor. Thirteen residents with low initial interest ranked clerkship experiences and negative experiences in other specialties as more influential than the 17 residents with high initial interest. Twelve residents who had attended the authors' medical school rated enrichment activities, particularly psychiatry electives, as more influential than the remaining 18 from other medical schools did.
Although limited by small sample size and potential recall biases, this study suggests that positive clerkship experiences and participation in psychiatry electives may be modifiable programmatic factors that could enhance recruitment to psychiatry.
探讨初始兴趣、临床实习前经历、临床实习经历及充实活动对选择精神科职业的影响。
作者所在医学院的精神科住院医师完成了一项调查，该调查考察了这些因素与职业选择的关系。
30名参与者将初始兴趣列为最具影响力的因素。13名初始兴趣较低的住院医师认为临床实习经历和其他专科的负面经历比17名初始兴趣较高的住院医师更具影响力。12名就读于作者所在医学院的住院医师认为充实活动，尤其是精神科选修课程，比其余18名来自其他医学院的住院医师更具影响力。
尽管受样本量小和潜在回忆偏差的限制，但本研究表明，积极的临床实习经历和参与精神科选修课程可能是可改变的项目因素，可增加精神科的人才招募。
