Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Science Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Department of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont, Dublin 9, Ireland.
Ir J Psychol Med. 2020 Jun;37(2):77-88. doi: 10.1017/ipm.2016.22. Epub 2016 Jul 8.
To examine the delivery and assessment of psychiatry at undergraduate level in the six medical schools in the Republic of Ireland offering a medical degree programme.
A narrative description of the delivery and assessment of psychiatry at undergraduate level by collaborative senior faculty members from all six universities in Ireland.
Psychiatry is integrated to varying degrees across all medical schools. Clinical experience in general adult psychiatry and sub-specialities is provided by each medical school; however, the duration of clinical attachment varies, and the provision of some sub-specialities (i.e. forensic psychiatry) is dependent on locally available resources. Five medical schools provide 'live' large group teaching sessions (lectures), and all medical schools provide an array of small group teaching sessions. Continuous assessment encompasses 10-35% of the total assessment marks, depending on the medical school. Only one medical school does not provide a clinical examination in the form of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination with viva examinations occurring at three medical schools.
Many similarities exist in relation to the delivery of psychiatry at undergraduate level in Ireland. Significant variability exists in relation to assessment with differences in continuous assessment, written and clinical exams and the use of vivas noted. The use of e-learning platforms has increased significantly in recent years, with their role envisaged to include cross-disciplinary teaching sessions and analysis of examinations and individual components within examinations which will help refine future examinations and enable greater sharing of resources between medical schools.
考察爱尔兰共和国六所提供医学学位课程的医学院中本科阶段精神病学的教学和评估情况。
由爱尔兰所有六所大学的资深教师合作，对本科阶段精神病学的教学和评估进行叙述性描述。
精神病学在所有医学院都有不同程度的整合。所有医学院都提供普通成人精神病学和亚专业的临床经验；然而，临床实习的时间长短不一，一些亚专业（如法医精神病学）的提供取决于当地的可用资源。五所医学院提供“现场”大组教学（讲座），所有医学院都提供一系列小组教学。连续评估占总评估分数的 10-35%，具体取决于医学院。只有一所医学院没有以临床检查的形式进行客观结构化临床考试，而在三所医学院进行口试。
爱尔兰本科阶段精神病学教学方面有许多相似之处。评估方面存在显著差异，包括连续评估、书面考试和临床考试以及口试的使用存在差异。近年来，电子学习平台的使用显著增加，预计其作用将包括跨学科教学和考试分析以及考试内的个别组成部分，这将有助于完善未来的考试，并使医学院之间能够更好地共享资源。
