Maximizing Training Opportunities in Psychiatry: A Strategic Approach
Explore strategies for developing a Personal Development Plan (PDP) in psychiatry training, including setting SMART goals, considering various training opportunities, and engaging in clinical, educational, research, and leadership activities. Discover ways to maximize training opportunities over the next year, set goals related to exams, research, teaching, and more, and delve into clinical and educational goals such as on-call duties and seeking out educational opportunities.
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Making the most of your training opportunities Dr Musa Sami, ST5, General Adult Psychiatry
Objectives: To discuss a strategy for developing a PDP To discuss different types of training opportunities you should be considering To give you a chance to formulate a provisional PDP
Your PDP Personal Development Plan: SMART goals Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timed (Doran, 1981)
Discuss with the person sitting next to you 3-4 ways in which you will maximise the most of your training opportunity over the next year (2 minutes)
What goals should I have? Exams SI reports Management Research Audit Teaching Publications Posters CV building Ward Rounds Clinics Being trainee representative
4 overarching categories Clinical Education Research Leadership How will I achieve each one?
Clinical Most important On call / out of hours In hours / routine work Special Interest (for HSTs) What are my goals? How does this contribute towards my training Engage with the psychiatric literature on the topic (review papers, speciality textbook/handbook)
Clinical Psychological Therapies Electroconvulsive Therapy What are my goals? How does this contribute towards my training Engage with the psychiatric literature on the topic (review papers, speciality textbook/handbook)
Education Seek out opportunities from DMEs, Clinical Tutors, Consultants and Multidisciplinary team Wealth of opportunity: Higher Specialist Training: Organising Calman Days Core Trainee lecture based teaching and Mock CASC teaching Teaching medical students (SGUL, BSMS, KCL and others) at clinic and OSCEs Multi-professional and multidisciplinary teaching
Education Principles Plan the session . Make sure you get feedback . Put in portfolio Act on it!
Research & Audit Know the difference between the two! Choose and audit that changes practice Close the cycle
Research Research: Introduce yourself to research lead within the trust Attend Trust research forums Identify & Recruit patients to ongoing trials Find a research mentor Systematic Reviews Ongoing trials & data analysis (Ethics) (Grant Applications) Apply research finds to practice Gain skills in literature review book into see your librarian Attend your local Journal Club
Leadership Think about the difference between Leadership and Management Having a strategic vision and being able to take people with you to deliver a project A well done Audit or Quality improvement project can demonstrate key leadership skills Higher Training think about a formal Leadership role/shadowing opportunities
Summary Plan how to make the most of your training using PDP and formulating SMART goals Formulate goals in the following categories: Clinical, Education, Research & Audit and Leadership Be proactive in seeking out opportunity!
