A Call to Restructure Psychiatry General and Subspecialty Training
Publication Date
2014
Journal Title
Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry
Abstract
Dire shortages of psychiatrists with special expertise in geriatrics, substance abuse, forensics, and psychosomatics create barriers to care for populations with complex mental disorders and pose a significant public health concern. To address these disparities in access to care, we propose streamlining graduate medical education to increase efficiency and enhance cost-effectiveness while simultaneously increasing the number of psychiatric subspecialists in these key areas. We propose that trainees interested in subspecialties complete their general training in 3 years, while meeting ACGME required milestones, and then utilize their 4th year to complete subspecialty fellowship training. Eligible trainees would then qualify for psychiatry subspecialty certification and general psychiatry ABPN certification at the end of 4 years.
Volume Number
40
Issue Number
1
Pages
145-8
Document Type
Article
EPub Date
2014/05/09
Status
Faculty
Facility
School of Medicine
Primary Department
Psychiatry
PMID
DOI
10.1007/s40596-014-0144-5