Advancing medical education in a mental health trust: residents’ and medical students’ perspectives: qualitative study

Key Points

• The aim is to identify improvements in psychiatric education through the perspectives of residents and medical students.
• Qualitative interviews conducted with residents and medical students.
• Focus on experiences with induction and supervision.
• Assessment of psychotherapy training and non-clinical skills development.
• Enhanced induction processes received positive feedback.
• Improved supervision was linked to better trainee experiences.
• Training in psychotherapy was identified as crucial for effective education.