‘Choose Psychiatry’ goes virtual: experiences and learning from the online 2020 National Psychiatry Summer School

AIMS AND METHOD: COVID-19 has forced many educational events to go ‘virtual’. We report on the first online student-run National Psychiatry Summer School (NPSS). Evaluation of the online format and content was undertaken through survey feedback from almost 400 attendees. RESULTS: The NPSS positively...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Vinchenzo, Patricia, Nabavi, Nikki, Tracy, Derek K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2022
Materias:
Education and Training
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9345761/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33949303
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2021.42
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Sumario:AIMS AND METHOD: COVID-19 has forced many educational events to go ‘virtual’. We report on the first online student-run National Psychiatry Summer School (NPSS). Evaluation of the online format and content was undertaken through survey feedback from almost 400 attendees. RESULTS: The NPSS positively affected attendees’ perceptions of psychiatry as a career choice. The virtual format was positively received, with benefits including breaking down traditional barriers of geography and cost. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Post-COVID-19, a hybrid future of mixed virtual and face-to-face events is likely. Our work shows the viability of this and unique gains it might offer, and offers experiential learning on challenges encountered for others who wish to trial further virtual conferences.

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