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Organising induction courses in psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Ken Slatford
Ken Slatford*
Affiliation:
Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland EH10 5HF
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Abstract

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Induction courses can offer trainees many benefits. These include a feeling of being welcome, a sense of belonging, reduced anxiety and increased confidence about the work ahead. The benefits to services include increased morale and efficiency brought about the trainees' quick orientation to their clinical roles and the organisation of services. This article considers induction to a hospital unit, to a hospital, and to regional services.

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Education
Information
Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 18 , Issue 2 , February 1994 , pp. 83 - 85
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1994

References

Gale, R., Jackson, G. & Nicholls, M. (1992) How to run an Induction meeting for house officers, British Medical Journal, 304, 1619–1620.Google Scholar
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