title: Psychiatry training experiences: a narrative synthesis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In Australia and internationally, psychiatry has struggled to fill training places to keep up with demand for service. The objective of this study was to review the components of psychiatry terms and placements that determine a positive experience and potentially influence interest in vocational training in psychiatry.
  
  
  METHODS
  A literature review and narrative synthesis was undertaken on 20 papers identified as meeting inclusion criteria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The top themes contributing to positive experiences during the psychiatry term were: receiving high quality supervision; supported autonomy; and witnessing patient recovery. There was a paucity of Australian literature preventing investigation of the Australian context alone.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a need to better understand how the junior doctor and medical student psychiatry experience influences perceptions of psychiatry and intention to specialise, especially in the Australian context.
authors.affiliation: Research Officer, Health Education & Training Institute, NSW, Sydney, NSW, and; the Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Aspasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karageorge
authors.affiliation: Medical Director, Health Education & Training Institute, NSW, Sydney, NSW, and; Honorary Lecturer, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia Anthony.Llewellyn@health.nsw.gov.au.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Llewellyn
authors.affiliation: Clinical Chair for Psychiatry, Health Education & Training Institute, NSW, Sydney, NSW, and; Associate Director Teaching and Learning, the Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nash
authors.affiliation: Project Officer, Health Education & Training Institute, NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maddocks
authors.affiliation: Program Coordinator, Health Education & Training Institute, NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Dimitra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kaldelis
authors.affiliation: Director of Training, Hunter New England Training in Psychiatry, Hunter New England Mental Health, Mater Hospital Campus, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Harsimrat
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sandhu
authors.affiliation: Clinical Chair for Prevocational Training, Health Education & Training Institute, NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.affiliation: Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002321:Career Choice; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D006801:Humans; D000071252:Mentoring; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States
keywords: clinical experience; medical student education; prevocational trainee; psychiatry; recruitment