title: Psychiatry trainees confidence as teachers, perceptions of supervisor support and opportunities for further training.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate psychiatry trainees' confidence in their role as teachers, their perceptions of support and preferences for a program to support this role.
  
  
  METHODS
  Psychiatry trainees in New South Wales (NSW) (Australia) in the first three years of psychiatry training (N = 118) were invited to complete a survey which included demographic data, self-assessment of teaching confidence and perceptions of support for teaching.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 63% (N = 74) agreed to participate. Overall, 62% percent of participants regarded teaching as an important part of their role, 46% felt supported in the role by their training supervisors, but only 18% regularly discussed their teaching role in routine supervision.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Psychiatry trainees viewed teaching as part of their role. They reported a low level of formal training in teaching skills and perceived a low level of support from supervisors. Registrar training needs to address trainees' competencies in a range of teaching skills along with supervisor support. Further research is required to assess the impact of a teaching program on teaching performance and learner outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Hunter New England Training in Psychiatry, Hunter New England Local Health District, Newcastle, NSW, and; Conjoint Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia catherine.hickie1@health.nsw.gov.au.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hickie
authors.affiliation: Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Australia; and Health Education and Training Institute, New South Wales Health, Gladesville Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nash
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Terry J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Lewin
keywords: Education; medical; psychiatry