TY - JOUR
T1 - Leadership and Professional Workforce Development
AU - Buckley, Peter F.
AU - Madaan, Vishal
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - On an average, 4% of medical students from medical schools in the United States choose psychiatry as an option. Although in recent years psychiatry residency match statistics have improved, in general terms it is less competitive to enter this specialty. Most psychiatrists practice as generalists, either in private practice or in the public mental health system. There are marked shortages in child psychiatry and in upcoming new subspecialties. There are ongoing efforts to enhance the core competency of psychiatrists-in-training, with particular emphasis on research literacy to foster lifelong learning skills and (for some) to stimulate interest in a research career track. This article chronicles the trajectory of workforce development and professional growth in psychiatry.
AB - On an average, 4% of medical students from medical schools in the United States choose psychiatry as an option. Although in recent years psychiatry residency match statistics have improved, in general terms it is less competitive to enter this specialty. Most psychiatrists practice as generalists, either in private practice or in the public mental health system. There are marked shortages in child psychiatry and in upcoming new subspecialties. There are ongoing efforts to enhance the core competency of psychiatrists-in-training, with particular emphasis on research literacy to foster lifelong learning skills and (for some) to stimulate interest in a research career track. This article chronicles the trajectory of workforce development and professional growth in psychiatry.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.psc.2007.11.007
DO - 10.1016/j.psc.2007.11.007
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18295042
AN - SCOPUS:39149136567
SN - 0193-953X
VL - 31
SP - 105
EP - 122
JO - Psychiatric Clinics of North America
JF - Psychiatric Clinics of North America
IS - 1
ER -