J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.
2009 Sep;48(5):359-367.
An Analysis of In-Training Examination for the Psychiatric Residents in Korea: Five-year Cumulative Results
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- 1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Psychiatry, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
- 3Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, CHA University, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Naju National Hospital, Naju, Korea.
- 5Department of Psychiatry, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 6Department of Psychiatry, Hallym University College of Medicine, Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea.
- 7Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
- 8Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Dongguk University, Goyang, Korea. ciw@duih.org
- 9Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon Hoispital, Bucheon, Korea.
- 10Department of Psychiatry, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES
The in-training examination (Performance Examination, PE) for psychiatric residents in Korea was launched 5 years ago by the Korean Neuropsychiatric Association (KNPA). This article analyzes 5-year accumulated data on the PE, and tries to make some suggestions for further development of the PE.
METHODS
The 5-year data, previously utilized for the generation of formal annual reports were reanalyzed, with an emphasis on longitudinal trends.
RESULTS
The analyses indicated the following; 1) Higher-year residents earned definitely higher scores than their lower-year colleagues on the PE. This trend was especially prominent in the area of psychopharmacology-biological psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, and the emergency-organic psychiatry. There was no year-related performance difference in the area of psychoses. 2) In the area of anxiety-somatization disorder, psychophysiological disorder, and geriatric psychiatry, the residents in the university-affiliated hospitals outperformed those in the specialized psychiatric hospitals. 3) Through analyzing multiple-times examinees, it was found that their first-and second-time performances were moderately correlated, and that their ranks tended to improve, demonstrating a continuously improving performance according to the training year.
CONCLUSION
These result suggested that the KNPA PE is a feasible measure for the estimation of an individual resident's performance as well as the adequacy of the environment provided by the training institutes.
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