Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Medical Education
Date Submitted: Jul 26, 2024
Open Peer Review Period: Jul 26, 2024 - Sep 20, 2024
Date Accepted: Feb 25, 2025
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Online-based and technology-assisted psychiatric education for trainees: A scoping review
ABSTRACT
Background:
The concept of online learning in medical education has been gaining traction, but whether it can accommodate the complexity of higher-level psychiatric training remains uncertain.
Objective:
This review aims to examine the trend and impact of online-based or technology-assisted psychiatric education for the trainees.
Methods:
A comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed, Cochrane, PsycINFO, Scopus and ERIC to identify relevant literature. Studies that explored the use of internet-based or technology-assisted learning in psychiatry training or education in population that included psychiatry trainees or residents and had study outcome were included.
Results:
A total of 82 articles were included in the review. The articles were divided into three phases: prior to 2015, pre-pandemic and post-pandemic. The majority of the articles originated from Western countries, and there was a significant increase in relevant studies after the pandemic. The concept of online-based or technology-assisted psychiatric education was creatively expanded to multiple aspects of psychiatry curriculum to varying degree of success, with most trainees responding positively to the experience.
Conclusions:
Online-based or technology-assisted psychiatric education for trainees seems to be a promising prospect and could be beneficial for the training of future psychiatrists, especially in underserved low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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