Medical training initiative (Mti) psychiatry scheme: Online survey of trainees' experience

Aims: To evaluate the trainees’ experience of the scheme and explore difficulties during the training and what can be done to help. Method: An anonymous online survey containing 28 questions was sent to all doctors enrolled in the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ (RCPsych) Medical Training Initiative (MTI) Psychiatry Scheme. Results: Thirty-one out of seventy-six trainees responded and most of them had a good experience in psychiatry before joining the scheme. Three fourth of them considered training opportunities in the UK for joining the scheme. Only three trainees did not have an initial induction at the workplace. Three-fifths of trainees had weekly supervision with their designated clinical supervisor and the same proportion had access to advice and support during out of hour work. A higher proportion of trainees rated the quality of clinical supervision and experience in this post as either good or excellent. Induction about training and working in the UK, extra support from the College and mentoring were feedbacks from the trainees to improve the training scheme. Annual MTI induction program, MTI mentoring scheme, annual MTI survey and sharing of experiences and good practices between the trusts were initiated by the College to support MTI trainees. Conclusion: RCPsych MTI Scheme is an evolving program and measures were put in place to address the needs/concerns that emerged from the survey to enhance the training experience of the MTI doctors.