Integration of Basic and Clinical Science in the Psychiatry Clerkship.

Objective: Integration of basic and clinical science is a key component of medical education reform, yet best practices have not been identified. The authors compared two methods of basic and clinical science integration in the psychiatry clerkship.

Methods: Two interventions aimed at integrating basic and clinical science were implemented and compared in a dementia conference: flipped curriculum and coteaching by clinician and physician-scientist.

Medical School Factors Associated with Higher Rates of Recruitment into Psychiatry.

Objective: The medical school a student attends appears to be a factor in whether students eventually match into psychiatry. Knowledge of which factors are associated with medical schools with higher recruitment rates into psychiatry may assist in developing strategies to increase recruitment.

Methods: Psychiatry leaders in medical student education in the 25 highest and lowest recruiting US allopathic schools were surveyed concerning various factors that could be important such as curriculum, educational leadership, and presence of anti-psychiatry stigma.

Improving child and adolescent psychiatry education for medical students: an inter-organizational collaborative action plan.

Objective: A new Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Medical Education (CAPME) Task Force, sponsored by the Association for Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP), has created an inter-organizational partnership between child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) educators and medical student educators in psychiatry. This paper outlines the task force design and strategic plan to address the long-standing dearth of CAP training for medical students.

Method: The CAPME ADMSEP Task Force, formed in 2010, identified common challenges to teaching CAP among ADMSEP's CAPME Task Force members, utilizing focus-group discussions and a needs-assessment survey.

Medical student documentation in electronic health records: a collaborative statement from the Alliance for Clinical Education.

Purpose: The electronic health record (EHR) is an important advancement in health care. It facilitates improvement of health care delivery and coordination of care, but it creates special challenges for student education. This article represents a collaborative effort of the Alliance for Clinical Education (ACE), a multidisciplinary group formed in 1992.

Psychiatry clerkship students' preparation, reflection, and results on the NBME Psychiatry Subject Exam.

Objective: Psychiatry clerkship training involves many learning components, one of which is acquisition of scholarly knowledge. The authors investigate the reading materials and learning methods used by clinical clerks in their preparation for the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Psychiatry Subject Exam (PSE).

Methods: Clerkship students from six U.

Students' and residents' perceptions regarding technology in medical training.

Objective: This pilot study provides firsthand feedback from medical students and residents in training regarding their perceptions of technology in medicine.

Method: The authors distributed an e-mail invitation to an anonymous Web-based survey to medical students and residents in two different U.S.

Clinical grading in psychiatric clerkships.

Objective: The clinical grade assessment is the most frequently used and heavily weighted component in the overall assessment of U.S. psychiatry clerkship students, yet the topic is understudied.