Crowley Grace, Banerjee Sube, Page Lisa, Daley Stephanie
North Bristol NHS Trust, UK.
University of Plymouth, UK.
BJPsych Bull. 2023 Feb;47(1):48-55. doi: 10.1192/bjb.2021.71.
This study aimed to explore factors that positively influence UK medical students' interest in psychiatry. Delegates and committee members of the National Student Psychiatry Conference 2018 were invited to participate in individual semi-structured interviews. Nine interviews were conducted. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis.
Four core themes emerged: psychiatry education and exposure, role of a psychiatrist, fitting in, and factors external to medical school. All students had some degree of interest in mental health before medical school, but placement and extra-curricular factors were strongly influential.
Interest in psychiatry may be promoted by facilitating student exposure to enthusiastic psychiatrists and psychiatry subspecialties, encouraging extra-curricular activities and identifying early those with pre-existing interest in mental health on admission to medical school. Aspects of psychiatry that should be promoted include the potential to make a positive difference to patients' lives and the teamworking elements of the specialty.
本研究旨在探究对英国医学生精神病学兴趣产生积极影响的因素。邀请了2018年全国学生精神病学会议的代表和委员会成员参与个人半结构化访谈。共进行了9次访谈。采用主题分析法对定性数据进行分析。
出现了四个核心主题：精神病学教育与接触、精神科医生的角色、融入以及医学院校外部因素。所有学生在进入医学院之前对心理健康都有一定程度的兴趣，但实习安排和课外因素影响很大。
通过让学生接触热情的精神科医生和精神病学亚专业、鼓励课外活动以及在医学院入学时尽早识别那些对心理健康已有兴趣的学生，可能会提高对精神病学的兴趣。应该推广的精神病学方面包括对患者生活产生积极影响的潜力以及该专业的团队合作元素。
