Aligning an undergraduate psychological medicine subject with the mental health needs of the local region

• Published in: BMC medical education Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 118 - 7
• Main Authors: Rikard-Bell, Christopher, Woolley, Torres
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 31.05.2018; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Care and treatment; Classroom techniques; Community; Community Relations; Curricula; Curriculum; Education, Medical, Undergraduate - organization & administration; Educational assessment; Educational Change; Ethics; Formative Feedback; Health education; Health Needs; Humans; Interviews; Medical Education; Medical Schools; Medical Services; Medical Students; Medicine; Mental; Mental disorders; Mental Health; Mental health care; Native peoples; Needs Assessment - organization & administration; Patient assessment; Patients; Physicians; Planning; Professional Education; Professional Training; Psychological; Qualitative Research; Queensland; Rural; Rural Areas; Rural Health; Schools, Medical; Service Learning; Stress, Psychological - therapy; Student; Students; Students, Medical - statistics & numerical data; Suicides & suicide attempts; Teaching Methods; Undergraduate; Australia; Queensland Australia; Medicine; Psychological; Rural; Mental; Health; Curriculum; Student; Undergraduate

The James Cook University (JCU) medical school recently revised its Year 2 human development and behaviour module to be more relevant and practical for students, and more aligned with the mental health priorities of the local region (north Queensland). This study reports medical students' level...