ERIC Number: EJ808539
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Jun
Pages: 14
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Alternate Methods of Teaching Psychopharmacology
Zisook, Sidney; Benjamin, Sheldon; Balon, Richard; Glick, Ira; Louie, Alan; Moutier, Christine; Moyer, Trenton; Santos, Cynthia; Servis, Mark
Academic Psychiatry, v29 n2 p141-154 Jun 2005
Objective: This article reviews methods used to teach psychopharmacology to psychiatry residents that utilize principles of adult learning, enlist active participation of residents, and provide faculty with skills to seek, analyze, and use new information over the course of their careers. Methods: The pros and cons of five "nonlecture" methods of teaching are reviewed: 1) journal clubs, 2) problem-based learning, 3) formalized patient-centered training, 4) games, and 5) the use of modern technology. Results: Several programs are beginning to find novel methods of teaching psychopharmacology that are effective and well received by trainees and faculty. Conclusion: Programs need to go beyond the traditional lecture and apprenticeship model of psychopharmacology education to help make learning more fun, useful, relevant and self-sustaining.
Descriptors: Psychiatry, Pharmacology, Nontraditional Education, Teaching Methods, Graduate Students, Medical Students, Periodicals, Group Discussion, Problem Based Learning, Patients, Games, Technology Uses in Education, Andragogy, Student Participation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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