ERIC Number: EJ1004613
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jan
Pages: 4
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Training Psychiatry Residents in Quality Improvement: An Integrated, Year-Long Curriculum
Arbuckle, Melissa R.; Weinberg, Michael; Cabaniss, Deborah L.; Kistler; Susan C.; Isaacs, Abby J.; Sederer, Lloyd I.; Essock, Susan M.
Academic Psychiatry, v37 n1 p42-45 Jan 2013
Objective: The authors describe a curriculum for psychiatry residents in Quality Improvement (QI) methodology. Methods: All PGY3 residents (N=12) participated in a QI curriculum that included a year-long group project. Knowledge and attitudes were assessed before and after the curriculum, using a modified Quality Improvement Knowledge Assessment Tool (QIKAT) and a QI Self-Assessment survey. Results: QIKAT scores were significantly higher for residents after participating in the curriculum when compared with pretest scores. Self-efficacy ratings in QI improved after the course for each item. Residents demonstrated gains in QI skills through participation in the group projects in which they increased rates of depression-screening and monitoring in an outpatient clinic. Conclusions: Combining didactic and experiential learning can be an effective means for training psychiatry residents in QI. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Experiential Learning, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Depression (Psychology), Psychiatry, Scores, Graduate Medical Education, Medical Students, Curriculum, Quality Control, Student Projects, Measures (Individuals), Outcomes of Education, Screening Tests, Clinics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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