TEACHING ON GENDER-RELATED ISSUES - A SURVEY OF PSYCHIATRY FACULTY AND RESIDENTS

A survey was distributed to 299 members of the McGill Department of Ps ychiatry regarding the teaching of gender-related issues. The response rate was 62.5%. The majority of respondents indicated that they were moderately or very knowledgeable about, and moderately or very interes ted in gender issues. Current teaching was rated as less than adequate , while future teaching was rated as very important. Women rated perso nal interest and importance of future teaching higher than men, but ra ted adequacy of current teaching lower. Residents rated personal inter est higher than certified psychiatrists, but rated self-assessed knowl edge lower, and tended to rate adequacy of current teaching lower.