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ArticleBJPsych bulletin2025

The new Foundation Programme Mental Health Curriculum: foundation doctors' perceptions of its importance and their competency: pre-post psychiatric placement evaluation study.

Ioana Varvari, Thomas Dewhurst, Corinne Jones, Richard Haslam

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Ioana VarvariOxford Health NHS Trust, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7348-4067
Thomas DewhurstSouth London and Maudsley Mental Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
Corinne JonesSouth London and Maudsley Mental Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
Richard HaslamSouth London and Maudsley Mental Health NHS Trust, London, UK.

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methodThe new 2021 UK Foundation Programme Curriculum mandates foundation doctors to acquire mental health competencies. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of psychiatry placements in facilitating competency attainment, foundation doctors' perceived importance of acquiring these and their preferred teaching methods. Utilising Kirkpatrick's evaluation framework, the study employed a pre-post intervention design assessing the impact of psychiatry placements on 135 foundation doctors across three cohorts from August 2021 to March 2022.

resultsInitially, foundation doctors assigned high importance to mental health competencies. Post-placements, this perceived importance improved slightly, whereas that of clinical skills scenarios slightly decreased. Significant confidence increases were observed in recognising and assessing specific psychiatric disorders. Foundation doctors favoured small seminar groups and on-the-job CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Psychiatry placements enhance foundation doctors' confidence and perceived importance of mental health competencies as specified by the curriculum. Addressing clinical scenario gaps through context-specific teaching and transferable skills development is essential. Customised teaching approaches, especially small seminars and

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competencycurriculumfoundation doctorsPostgraduate medical educationpsychiatric placement

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PMCPMC12171842

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