Perceived Adequacy of Training and Identification of Barriers to Choosing Academic Faculty Positions Among Psychiatry Postgraduate Students in India

Abstract

The increasing burden of psychiatric morbidity will proportionately increase the need for teachers of psychiatry in medical colleges. There are no studies on the current postgraduates ’ perception about taking up faculty positions. We conducted an online cross-sectional study among 101 postgraduate students using self-reporting questionnaires from October 2021 to November 2021. Majority were female, in 25-30 years age group, studying fi nal year in private medical colleges. They were willing consider teaching positions and expressed interest in training programs. There was perceived inadequacy of training in psychotherapy with majority of students seeking resources outside the teaching curriculum to make up for the de fi cits. Politics was reported as a signi fi cant barrier to taking up faculty positions in medical colleges.