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Are dedicated research posts of value to psychiatry trainees?

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, UCL, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF.

Nicola Higgins, Specialist Registrar

The Maudsley Hospital, London

Declaration of interest

The authors had both held research positions in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, UCL in the past.

Correspondence: E-mail: a.strydom{at}rfc.ucl.ac.uk

Abstract

AIMS

To explore psychiatric trainees’ (senior house officers’) experience of a dedicated 6-month research post.

METHOD

A questionnaire survey was conducted by post or e-mail of all previous post-holders of two research posts in a large London training rotation.

RESULTS AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS

Twenty of the 28 post-holders completed the questionnaire. Overall, their experiences were positive in terms of research experience, exposure to academic environment and in facilitating future career opportunities. A minority of respondents found supervision to be unsatisfactory. Dedicated research posts area valuable training opportunity that can complement clinical experience for trainees and foster an interest in research.

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