A Call to Restructure Psychiatry General and Subspecialty Training

Paul Kirwin; Michelle Conroy; Constantine Lyketsos; Blaine Greenwald; Brent Forester; Christine Devries; Iqbal Ike Ahmed; Ilse Wiechers; Kristina Zdanys; David Steffens; Charles F. Reynolds

doi:10.1007/s40596-014-0144-5

A Call to Restructure Psychiatry General and Subspecialty Training

Paul Kirwin, Michelle Conroy, Constantine Lyketsos, Blaine Greenwald, Brent Forester, Christine Devries, Iqbal Ike Ahmed, Ilse Wiechers, Kristina Zdanys, David Steffens, Charles F. Reynolds

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	145-148
Number of pages	4
Journal	Academic Psychiatry
Volume	40
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-014-0144-5
State	Published - Feb 1 2016

Keywords

ABPN
ACGME
Fellowship training
Residency education
Subspecialty training

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Education
Psychiatry and Mental health

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