The Psychiatrist (2003) 27: 192-194. doi: 10.1192/pb.27.5.192
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Psychiatric Bulletin (2003) 27: 192-194
© 2003 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Education and training

Pre-registration house officer training in psychiatry: the London experience

Joe Herzberg, Honorary Reader in Postgraduate Medical Education

(Queen Mary, University of London), Associate Dean of Postgraduate Medicine (North East London)

M. Aitken, Web and Information Officer and Fiona Moss, Associate Dean of Postgraduate Medicine

(North West London), London Deanery, 20 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1DZ

Abstract

AIMS AND METHOD

To evaluate whether new pre-registration house officer posts in psychiatry deliver training leading to increased confidence in target skills, based on General Medical Council requirements, and to evaluate trainees' satisfaction with these posts. A structured questionnaire was filled out by the first nine incumbents of the PRHO posts before and after the placements.

RESULTS

Trainees' confidence improved in all the target skills and the posts were all rated as good or excellent. The posts attracted trainees who were potentially interested in a career in psychiatry or general practice.

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS

PRHO posts in psychiatry deliver training that meets General Medical Council objectives, and trainees' confidence with core psychiatric skills improves after undertaking the placements.




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