Yale School of Medicine (KMW, MLC, PDK, RHP), New Haven, CT; VA Connecticut Healthcare System (KMW, MLC, RHP), West Haven, CT.
Yale School of Medicine (KMW, MLC, PDK, RHP), New Haven, CT; VA Connecticut Healthcare System (KMW, MLC, RHP), West Haven, CT.
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2020 Nov;28(11):1156-1163. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.03.002. Epub 2020 Mar 7.
The number of physicians trained in geriatric psychiatry is dwindling. The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) developed novel educational programs designed to foster interest in the field. The objective of this study was to compare participant characteristics and perceived benefits of two AAGP educational programs for trainees: Stepping Stones (1997-2007) and the Scholars Program (2010-2016).
Web-based surveys were distributed to former participants of the Stepping Stones and Scholars Programs. Characteristics of participants in the two programs were compared using χ2, t tests, or Mann-Whitney U tests, as appropriate. The five-point Likert scale responses for each perceived benefit were compared using t tests, when normally distributed, or Mann-Whitney U tests as appropriate.
Of the 476 Stepping Stones participants, 132 (27.8%) responded to the survey, while 64 (29.0%) of the 221 Scholars Program participants responded to the survey. Participant characteristics differed only in age. Compared to Stepping Stones participants, Scholars Program participants endorsed greater advancement of their scholarly work, more support and recognition from their home institution, and increased networking opportunities.
Innovative approaches to addressing the geriatric psychiatry workforce shortage are critical. The member-funded AAGP Scholars Program offers several advantages over its predecessor Stepping Stones. Highlighted by the addition of medical student participants, a carefully matched mentoring program, and a required scholarly project, the Scholars Program is poised to enhance recruitment into geriatric psychiatry subspecialty training, although its impact on recruitment should be investigated directly in future research.
接受老年精神病学培训的医生人数正在减少。美国老年精神病学协会（AAGP）制定了新的教育计划，旨在培养人们对该领域的兴趣。本研究的目的是比较两项针对受训者的 AAGP 教育计划（Stepping Stones，1997-2007 年；Scholars Program，2010-2016 年）的参与者特征和感知益处。
向 Stepping Stones 和 Scholars Program 的前参与者发放了在线调查。使用 χ2、t 检验或 Mann-Whitney U 检验比较两个项目参与者的特征，视情况而定。使用 t 检验比较每个感知益处的五点李克特量表反应，当正态分布时，使用 Mann-Whitney U 检验。
在 476 名 Stepping Stones 参与者中，有 132 名（27.8%）对调查做出了回应，而在 221 名 Scholars Program 参与者中有 64 名（29.0%）对调查做出了回应。参与者特征仅在年龄上有所不同。与 Stepping Stones 参与者相比，Scholars Program 参与者认为他们的学术工作得到了更多的推进，得到了更多来自其所在机构的支持和认可，并且有了更多的交流机会。
创新方法对于解决老年精神病学劳动力短缺至关重要。由会员资助的 AAGP Scholars Program 比其前身 Stepping Stones 具有几个优势。该计划增加了医学生参与者、精心匹配的指导计划和强制性的学术项目，这使其有望增加对老年精神病学亚专业培训的招募，尽管应在未来的研究中直接调查其对招募的影响。
