title: Video-teleconferencing with medical students to improve exposure to child and adolescent psychiatry.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The chronic workforce shortage in child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) remains a germane issue that has been difficult to deal with effectively. Collaboration between medical schools without sufficient CAP resources and those with enough to share may help improve interest in the field.
  
  
  METHODS
  This lecture series piloted a collaborative effort between CAP residents from a Midwest academic center and student-led interest groups from two osteopathic medical schools. CAP residents led nine interactive lectures with medical students on relevant topics, using video-teleconferencing. Baseline and follow-up surveys were used to assess attitudes and responses to the lecture series. RESULTS A group of 175 students completed the baseline survey; 43 students completed the follow-up survey; 21 of 43 (48%) reported that the lectures would positively influence their career choice toward CAP.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Interactive lectures via video teleconferencing demonstrated potential to improve medical students' exposure to CAP, and they were well received in this initial pilot study.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester,MN, USA. drspullen@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Samuel J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Pullen
authors.forename: Jacob C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Salgado
authors.forename: Sourav
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sengupta
authors.forename: Christopher R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Takala
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tai
authors.forename: Cosima
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Swintak
authors.forename: Jess P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Shatkin
mesh_terms: D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D002321:Career Choice; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D049269:Videoconferencing; D000078329:Workforce