Biomedical subjects

P Voore

Publications and source records attributed to P Voore.

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PubMed2001

Developing a training program to improve supervisor-resident relationships, step 1: defining the types of issues.

BACKGROUND: By some estimates, the teacher-learner relationship explains roughly half of the variance attributed to the effectiveness of teaching. Despite this, relationships largely have been ignored in the educational literature. PURPOSE: This qualitative pilot study sought to identify factors in the supervisor-resident relationship that hinder learning among University of Toronto psychiatry residents. METHOD: Thirteen postgraduate-year residents in Years 2-5 and their supervisors were interviewed regarding interactions that either assisted or adversely affected learning. RESULTS: Qualitative analysis of the interview data led to the identification of 5 types of issues affecting the supervisory relationship: goals and individual differences, communication and feedback, power and rivalry, support and collegiality, and role modeling and expertise. Face validity was supported when typed anonymous written feedback obtained from annual supervisor evaluations also could be organized into the 5 categories. CONCLUSIONS: Recognition of the types of interpersonal interactions that assist or hinder learning may contribute to enhanced teaching effectiveness.

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PubMed1999

Pilot study of televideo psychiatric assessments in an underserviced community.

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to evaluate patient and physician acceptance of televideo interviews for general psychiatric assessments. METHOD: DSM-III-R diagnoses for axes I and II were made for 40 patients by using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R. The patients were then randomly assigned to face-to-face or televideo interviews for general psychiatric assessments conducted by psychiatrists. After each interview the patient and psychiatrist completed measures evaluating perceived rapport and level of satisfaction with the interview. RESULTS: The patients gave high ratings to both satisfaction and ability to develop rapport for both the televideo and face-to-face interviews. The psychiatrists expressed significantly less satisfaction with the televideo interviews, but their actual ratings were positive. CONCLUSIONS: Despite geographic distance, televideo interviews allow a sense of connection between patient and psychiatrist. Lower-cost technology may increase the use of televideo to extend psychiatric service to geographically isolated communities.

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PubMed1997

Rediscovering general psychiatry: creation of an academic division.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the rationale, origins, and goals of a newly created academic division of general psychiatry within a university setting. METHOD: Literature review, observation, and description. RESULTS: Within 2 years of its inception, the General Psychiatry Division of the University of Toronto has begun to realize some of its goals and further elucidate specific objectives. CONCLUSIONS: In an era of increasing academic subspecialization, the preservation of core skills in psychiatry and the recognition of the continuing public need for psychiatric generalists must be enshrined within academic training programs.

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