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Does Europe need foreign psychiatrists? Recruitment trend in Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

H. Ryland*
Affiliation:
South West London and St. George's Mental Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
T. Gomez Alemany
Affiliation:
Complex Assistencial Salut Mental, Germanes Hospitalaries Benito Menni, Sant Boi de Llobregat/Granollers, Barcelona, Spain
Z. Azvee
Affiliation:
Neuropsychiatry Registrar, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
F. Baessler
Affiliation:
Centre for Psychosocial Medicine and Department of General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatics, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
M. Casanova Dias
Affiliation:
MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
A. Kanellopoulos
Affiliation:
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Mental Health Unit, Evgenidion Therapeftirion, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
M. Pinto da Costa
Affiliation:
Hospital de Magalhaes Lemos, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal and Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
E. Sonmez
Affiliation:
Marmara University, Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
*
Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Recruitment in to psychiatry is a long-standing concern in many countries, with low proportions of medical graduates choosing it as a specialty and ongoing stigma from within the medical profession. In other countries, the reverse problem is the case, with too many doctors wishing to enter psychiatry and insufficient training places available.

Objectives

To understand the current situation within Europe with regards to recruitment in to psychiatry and to identify existing initiatives designed to boost recruitment.

Methods

The European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees conducts an annual survey of all member organizations. This is purposive sampling via an online, semi-structured survey, which is completed by country representatives. The survey asks respondents to identify if their country has a problem with recruitment and if so whether there were too many or too few applicants for training places. Those countries identifying recruitment initiatives were asked to provide further details.

Results

Data will be presented from the past three years (2014–2016). Around half of all countries have stated that recruitment is a concern in the EFPT country survey. Many report that the number of new psychiatrists is too low and vacancies are not being filled. A small number reported that the number of new psychiatrists is too high and there are not enough vacancies. Of those countries reporting problems with recruitment around half describe initiatives to improve recruitment, which include financial incentives, careers fairs, mentoring schemes and a whole host of other projects.

Conclusions

Recruitment in to psychiatry remains a serious problem in many European countries, but there are a wide range of initiatives, which aim to combat this shortfall.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
EECP symposium: Transcultural adaptation after migration: Challenges and advantages for a young psychiatrist
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017
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