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ArticleBMC medical education2022

A week long "pep" talk - initial and 2-3-year longitudinal data on the Ottawa Psychiatry Enrichment Program (OPEP).

Elliott Kyung Lee, Alexandra Morra, Khalid Bazaid, Abdellah Bezzahou, Kevin Simas, Christopher Taplin, Soojin Chun, Jess G Fiedorowicz, Alan Bruce Douglass

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Elliott Kyung LeeThe Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. elliott.lee@theroyal.ca.
Alexandra MorraUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Khalid BazaidThe Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Abdellah BezzahouThe Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Kevin SimasCarleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Christopher TaplinThe Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Soojin ChunThe Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Jess G FiedorowiczThe Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Alan Bruce DouglassThe Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

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Abstract

backgroundRecruitment to psychiatry as a career has been challenging in Canada and abroad despite the known shortage and increasing burden of psychiatric issues globally. Deterrents to choosing psychiatry as a career include its negative stigma and paucity of knowledge about the field. The study goal was to evaluate the Ottawa Psychiatry Enrichment Program (OPEP), a one-week extracurricular program about psychiatry as a career for 1st and 2nd year medical students. We hypothesized OPEP would improve students' attitudes towards psychiatry, and positive changes would be sustained 2-3 years later following their residency match. We hypothesized there would be a high recruitment of OPEP attendees to psychiatry programs.

methods1st and 2nd year medical students from Canada applied to OPEP. Attendees completed the Attitudes Towards Psychiatry Questionnaire (ATP-30) at three times: before OPEP (PreOPEP), after OPEP (PostOPEP) and after their Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMs) match 2-3 years later. OPEP ATP-30 scores were compared to third-year student ATP-30 scores before and after their psychiatry rotation. Data were analysed using Friedman non-parametric ANOVA and post hoc testing by either Wilcoxon rank sum test, Wilcoxon matched pairs signed rank test, or parametric Welch independent t-test as appropriate. Effect sizes of group mean differences were calculated using Cohen's "d".

resultsBetween 2017-2018, 29/53 Canadian applicants were selected for OPEP. 100%, 93.1% and 75.8% of OPEP students completed the PreOPEP, PostOPEP, and CaRMs ATP-30 surveys respectively. 43% of OPEP attendees matched to psychiatry. PostOPEP ATP-30 scores (mean = 133, median = 137, SD = 10.6) were significantly higher than PreOPEP ATP-30 (mean score = 121, median = 122, SD = 9.3, p < 0.001) and CaRMS ATP-30 (mean = 126, median = 127, SD = 12.3, p < 0.02) scores. OPEP effect size on ATP-30 scores was large (d = 1.2) but decreased 2-3 years later (p = 0.078, d = 0.44). 97/202 students completed the ATP-30 before and after their psychiatry rotation (clerkship). Clerkship effect size on improvement in ATP-30 was moderate (d = 0.39). There was a non-significant difference between OPEP CaRMS ATP-30 and post clerkship ATP-30 scores (median 127 vs 121, p = 0.056).

conclusionsOPEP ameliorated attitudes toward Psychiatry, but improvement deteriorated longitudinally. Strategies for program design, and innovations to boost/retain improvements during clerkship years are discussed.

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Clinical ClerkshipPsychiatryStudents, MedicalAttitude of Health PersonnelCanadaCareer ChoiceHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesAttitudesCareer choiceEnrichment programMedical studentsPsychiatryRecruitment

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PMCPMC8906362

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