Description
In response to the recognition of growing trainee interest in developing skills and knowledge in the field of Global Mental Health (GMH), the American Psychiatric Association (APA) GMH Caucus issued the Resource Document Developing a Global Mental Health Curriculum in Psychiatry Residency Training Programs in February 2020. Since the initial guidance, the treatment gap between need and access to mental health treatment has heightened in unprecedented ways, on a global scale. The demand for mental health services in response to the sequelae of a global pandemic with attendant repercussions far exceeds the capacity of psychiatrists to meet the magnitude of need. The impact of COVID-19 itself, as well as the simultaneous exposure of structural and health inequities have prompted a re-examination of the role of global mental health in psychiatry residency training. Social and cultural determinants of health have emerged as indispensable elements of mental health training for the next generation of psychiatrists. To optimize training to care for all patients, existing US residency training may be insufficient. Concepts and approaches successful in the global mental health field may apply in US healthcare settings to optimize psychiatric training. The current APA GMH Curriculum Working Group aims to provide an overview of the innovations, collaborative efforts, and evolution of GMH training in psychiatry residency programs from different vantage points. The bidirectional educational component of GMH training will be highlighted, namely how a GMH curriculum provides all psychiatry residents with expertise that is equally applicable in addressing unmet needs in progressively diverse and underserved communities in North America and in low- and middle- income countries. To start, an overview of the development of the initial APA training resource document will be provided. The trainee perspective will be highlighted by the description of an innovative approach to development and implementation of a resident-led GMH training initiative within a residency program. The clinician-educator perspective will be shared by faculty integral in developing one of the few US based formal GMH Residency Tracks. Discussion points will include how the maturation of GMH as a discipline has reshaped psychiatry training needs for roles in GMH clinical and research programs. These include (1) skill sets vital for GMH but marginalized in US based residencies (2) Ethics training for collaborative relationships addressing asymmetries in resource and power (3) Training in core GMH skill sets. Finally, a science policy perspective reflects on global mental health as a priority in public health research and high-level policy development and a space for collaborative research, training, and policy. Together, these diverse perspectives on GMH training will help to inform future directions for training and capacity-building for the next generation of mental health clinicians.
Format
Recorded webinar.
This content was recorded during the APA 2023 Annual Meeting.
Learning Objectives
- Describe innovative approaches to integrating global mental health training into residency training programs
- Recognize how global mental health training provides opportunities for bidirectional learning with applications within the United States
- Identify diverse perspectives regarding the development of novel training curriculum focused on global mental health
Target Audience
Medical Students, Residents/Fellows, Psychiatrists, non-psychiatrist Physicians
Estimate Time to Complete
Estimated Duration: 1.5 hours
Program Start Date: May 1, 2025
Program End Date: May 1, 2028
How to Earn Credit
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Instructors
- Seeba Anam
- Manal Khan
- James Griffith, MD
- Pamela Y. Collins, MD, MPH
Planners
- Vishal Madaan, MD, Chief of Education and Deputy Medical Director at the American Psychiatric Association.
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