A new graduate medical school curriculum in Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine: reflections on a decade of development

doi:10.1177/1039856218758561

. 2018 Aug;26(4):422-428.

doi: 10.1177/1039856218758561. Epub 2018 Feb 26.

A new graduate medical school curriculum in Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine: reflections on a decade of development

Daniel Bonner¹, Paul Maguire², Björn Cartledge³, Philip Keightley⁴, Rebecca Reay⁵, Raj Parige⁶, Jeff Cubis⁷, Michael Tedeschi⁸, Peggy Craigie⁹, Jeffrey Cl Looi¹⁰

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¹ Lecturer in Psychiatry, Academic Coordinator and Acting Co-Deputy Head, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Staff Specialist, Mental Health ACT, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
² Lecturer in Adult Psychiatry and Acting Co-Deputy Head, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
³ Associate Lecturer in Adult Psychiatry, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
⁴ Lecturer in Adult Psychiatry, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
⁵ Lecturer and Research Officer, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
⁶ Clinical Lecturer in Addiction Medicine, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
⁷ Senior Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Senior Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
⁸ Clinical Senior Lecturer in Addiction Medicine, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
⁹ Student Coordinator and Departmental Administrator, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
¹⁰ Associate Professor, Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry and Psychiatry of Old Age, Acting Discipline Lead and Head, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Senior Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

PMID: 29480014
DOI: 10.1177/1039856218758561

A new graduate medical school curriculum in Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine: reflections on a decade of development

Daniel Bonner et al. Australas Psychiatry. 2018 Aug.

. 2018 Aug;26(4):422-428.

doi: 10.1177/1039856218758561. Epub 2018 Feb 26.

Authors

Daniel Bonner¹, Paul Maguire², Björn Cartledge³, Philip Keightley⁴, Rebecca Reay⁵, Raj Parige⁶, Jeff Cubis⁷, Michael Tedeschi⁸, Peggy Craigie⁹, Jeffrey Cl Looi¹⁰

Affiliations

¹ Lecturer in Psychiatry, Academic Coordinator and Acting Co-Deputy Head, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Staff Specialist, Mental Health ACT, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
² Lecturer in Adult Psychiatry and Acting Co-Deputy Head, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
³ Associate Lecturer in Adult Psychiatry, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
⁴ Lecturer in Adult Psychiatry, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
⁵ Lecturer and Research Officer, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
⁶ Clinical Lecturer in Addiction Medicine, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
⁷ Senior Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Senior Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
⁸ Clinical Senior Lecturer in Addiction Medicine, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
⁹ Student Coordinator and Departmental Administrator, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
¹⁰ Associate Professor, Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry and Psychiatry of Old Age, Acting Discipline Lead and Head, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Senior Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

PMID: 29480014
DOI: 10.1177/1039856218758561

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study is to reflect upon the rationale, design and development of the Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine curriculum at the Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Conclusions: We conclude that the development of the fourth-year curriculum of a four-year graduate medical degree was a complex evolutionary process.

Keywords: curriculum development; graduate medical education; psychiatry career choice; quality improvement.

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