University Hospital Centre Zagreb , Zagreb , Croatia.
Int Rev Psychiatry. 2013 Aug;25(4):472-80. doi: 10.3109/09540261.2013.804401.
Despite the high prevalence of mental disorders, a worldwide shortage of psychiatrists exists. Moreover, the number of students interested in choosing psychiatry as their future profession is low and psychiatry is frequently regarded as one of the least wanted medical specializations. We report the findings of a cross-sectional quantitative survey of final year Croatian medical students as part of the International Survey of Student Career Choice in Psychiatry (ISoSCCiP). The questionnaire consisted of three sections: socio-demographic factors, psychiatric education during medical school, and attitudes and personality characteristics. Out of 200 students, 122 completed the questionnaire (response rate 61%). The overall student evaluation of the compulsory psychiatry curriculum was 'average'. Significantly higher ratings were reported by students who attended special psychiatry teaching modules, or felt more involved in the teaching of the subject. Poor evaluation of medical school psychiatric education significantly increased the likelihood of not choosing psychiatry as a future career. The choice of psychiatry was also predicted by attitudes towards psychiatry and by personal characteristics. In conclusion, student ratings of medical school psychiatric education and involvement in teaching appear to influence choice towards psychiatry. Addressing these issues may increase the number of students motivated to pursue psychiatry as their future career choice.
尽管精神障碍的患病率很高，但全球范围内精神病学家短缺。此外，对选择精神病学作为未来职业感兴趣的学生人数较少，精神病学经常被认为是最不受欢迎的医学专业之一。我们报告了克罗地亚医学生最后一年的一项横断面定量调查的结果，该调查是国际精神病学生职业选择调查（ISoSCCiP）的一部分。问卷包括三个部分：社会人口因素、医学院期间的精神病学教育以及态度和人格特征。在 200 名学生中，有 122 名完成了问卷（应答率为 61%）。学生对强制精神病学课程的总体评价为“平均”。参加特殊精神病学教学模块的学生或感觉更多地参与该学科教学的学生报告的评分明显更高。对医学院精神病学教育的评价较差显著增加了不选择精神病学作为未来职业的可能性。对精神病学的选择也可以通过对精神病学的态度和个人特征来预测。总之，学生对医学院精神病学教育和教学参与的评价似乎会影响他们对精神病学的选择。解决这些问题可能会增加有动力选择精神病学作为未来职业的学生人数。
