Table 3 Medical school clinical exposure factors and relation to likelihood of choosing psychiatry
From: Why medical students choose psychiatry - a 20 country cross-sectional survey
Factor | Category | Unlikely N (%) | Likely N (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Time of psychiatry placement | First half | 93 (85%) | 17 (15%) | 0.45 |
3rd quarter | 543 (82%) | 123 (18%) | ||
Final quarter | 715 (80%) | 179 (20%) | ||
Weeks of psychiatry teaching | ≤ 5 weeks | 648 (82%) | 145 (18%) | 0.43 |
6-10 weeks | 298 (79%) | 81 (21%) | ||
11+ weeks | 278 (80%) | 70 (20%) | ||
Main psychiatry placement setting | Inpatient | 984 (82%) | 216 (18%) | 0.13 |
Outpatient | 202 (77%) | 61 (23%) | ||
Specialist | 155 (79%) | 40 (21%) | ||
Seen people in crisis | No | 652 (82%) | 146 (18%) | 0.06 |
Yes | 620 (78%) | 175 (22%) | ||
Seen people in recovery | No | 376 (78%) | 105 (22%) | 0.27 |
Yes | 896 (81%) | 216 (19%) | ||
Seen prodromal symptoms | No | 913 (80%) | 224 (20%) | 0.48 |
Yes | 359 (79%) | 97 (21%) | ||
Seen patients motivated to seek help | No | 532 (80%) | 130 (20%) | 0.67 |
Yes | 740 (79%) | 191 (21%) | ||
Seen acutely unwell patients | No | 522 (82%) | 111 (18%) | 0.04 |
Yes | 750 (78%) | 210 (22%) | ||
Seen people with chronic symptoms | No | 159 (880%) | 39 (20%) | 0.87 |
Yes | 1113 (80%) | 282 (20%) | ||
Level of responsibility during placement | None | 507 (79%) | 135 (21%) | <0.001 |
Asked opinion | 417 (83%) | 83 (17%) | ||
First clerking | 215 (83%) | 45 (17%) | ||
Assess risk/do therapy | 135 (69%) | 60 (31%) |