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Table 1 Frequency distribution of variables related to medical education training and training/supervision of learners

From: Distributed Medical Education (DME) in psychiatry: perspectives on facilitators, obstacles, and factors affecting psychiatrists' willingness to engage in teaching activities

 

N

%

Received formal training in medical education

 Yes

23

39.7

 No

35

60.3

Highest level of medical education received, if applicable

 Bachelor’s degree

2

8.7

 Certificate

3

13.0

 Graduate diploma

2

8.7

 Master’s degree

4

17.4

 Other

12

52.2

Area of medical education having knowledge or skills in*

 I do not have knowledge and/or skills in medical education

18

30

 Curriculum development (e.g., developing courses/modules, writing objectives)

10

16.7

 Curriculum delivery (e.g., virtual teaching, small group teaching, simulation-based teaching)

29

48.3

 Assessment (e.g., writing exam questions, writing OSCE cases)

17

28.3

 Program evaluation

8

13.3

 Other

7

11.7

Years of experience in clinical training or supervision of medical learners

 More than 10 years

30

54.5

 6-10 years

9

16.4

 3-5 years

9

16.4

 1-2 years

5

9.1

 0 years

2

3.6

Familiarity with the RCPSC/CBD training

 Yes

45

81.8

 No

10

18.2

Availability to participate in formal training in the RCPSC/CBD training

 Yes

42

76.4

 No

13

23.6

Infrastructure and team set up of participants' service for psychiatry resident

 Extremely adequate

4

7.4

 Moderately adequate

16

29.6

 Quite adequate

14

25.9

 Slightly adequate

16

29.6

 Not at all adequate

4

7.4

Perceived appropriate length of placement for a Psychiatry resident on rotation with their team

 Four to six months

12

22.2

 Two to four months

19

35.2

 One to two months

14

25.9

 Other, please specify:

9

16.7