Mohan Isaac1, Helal U Ahmed2, Santosh K Chaturvedi3, Malcolm J Hopwood4, Afzal Javeed5, Shigenobu Kanba6, Ali Ahsan Mufti7, Albert Maramis8, Rene M Samaniego9, Pichet Udomratn10, He Yanling11, Nor Z Zainal12, Norman Sartorius13. 1. Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. 2. National Institute of Mental Health and Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 3. Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India. 4. Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 5. Pakistan Psychiatric Research Centre, Psychiatry, Islamabad, Pakistan. 6. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. 7. Ibadat Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan. 8. Section on Community Psychiatry, Indonesian Psychiatric Association, Jakarta, Indonesia. 9. Section of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Makati Medical Centre, Makati City, the Philippines. 10. Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. 11. Shanghai Mental Health Centre, Shanghai City, China. 12. Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 13. Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programmes, Geneva, Switzerland.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To understand the current situation, needs and challenges in the area of postgraduate training in psychiatry in Asia and identify implementable solutions.Leaders in psychiatric education from nine Asia Pacific countries prepared country reports, based on a suggested list of items and met for a day to discuss and identify implementable solutions to improve the current unsatisfactory status of postgraduate training in psychiatry. RECENT FINDINGS: Except Japan, all the other countries have a very low number of psychiatrists per 100 000 population - far lower than the global target of 10 psychiatrist per 100 000 population. The undergraduate teaching in psychiatry in majority of the countries is restricted to 20 h of lectures given during the 4-6 semester and 2-3 weeks of clinical ward placements. The duration as well as the overall quality of postgraduate training and methods of assessment and accreditation varies widely across and within countries. SUMMARY: Numerous gaps that need to be addressed to enhance the quality of psychiatrists trained in Asia were identified. There is a need to have uniform minimum standards of training and mechanisms of mutual support, for not only training but also academics and research activities in Asia.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To understand the current situation, needs and challenges in the area of postgraduate training in psychiatry in Asia and identify implementable solutions.Leaders in psychiatric education from nine Asia Pacific countries prepared country reports, based on a suggested list of items and met for a day to discuss and identify implementable solutions to improve the current unsatisfactory status of postgraduate training in psychiatry. RECENT FINDINGS: Except Japan, all the other countries have a very low number of psychiatrists per 100 000 population - far lower than the global target of 10 psychiatrist per 100 000 population. The undergraduate teaching in psychiatry in majority of the countries is restricted to 20 h of lectures given during the 4-6 semester and 2-3 weeks of clinical ward placements. The duration as well as the overall quality of postgraduate training and methods of assessment and accreditation varies widely across and within countries. SUMMARY: Numerous gaps that need to be addressed to enhance the quality of psychiatrists trained in Asia were identified. There is a need to have uniform minimum standards of training and mechanisms of mutual support, for not only training but also academics and research activities in Asia.
Authors: Nattakit Yuduang; Ardvin Kester S Ong; Nicole B Vista; Yogi Tri Prasetyo; Reny Nadlifatin; Satria Fadil Persada; Ma Janice J Gumasing; Josephine D German; Kirstien Paola E Robas; Thanatorn Chuenyindee; Thapanat Buaphiban Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-05-31 Impact factor: 4.614