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A survey of preclinical psychology teaching in United Kingdom medical schools
Author(s) -
WEINMAN J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1989.tb00815.x
Subject(s) - attendance , medical education , psychology , medical school , medicine , family medicine , political science , law
Summary. This paper is based on a relatively brief postal survey of teaching in United Kingdom medical schools. Data were collected from 29 of the 30 medical schools about the provisions for their preclinical psychology teaching and examination as well as some indicators of the reactions of students and other staff. The results show that some progress has been made in the teaching of psychology to medical students but there is considerable variation across schools. The rated level of interest and attendance by students appears to be good and the rated attitudes of other staff were mixed. However, many of the respondents reported that their teaching hours were not adequate and that they wanted to achieve other changes in their type and content of teaching.