Required and Elective Experiences During the 4th Year: An Analysis of ACGME Accredited Psychiatry Residency Program Websites. Acad Psychiatry 2016 Oct;40(5):816-20
Date
02/21/2016Pubmed ID
26895930DOI
10.1007/s40596-016-0507-1Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84988353432 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 4 CitationsAbstract
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess and describe required and elective components of the 4th post-graduate year (PGY4) in psychiatry residency programs.
METHODS: We reviewed the websites of all 193 2014-2015 ACGME accredited psychiatry residency programs for content describing the specific components of the PGY4 year.
RESULTS: Nearly all residency programs (99 %) had some form of required experiences during the PGY4 year. Ninety-four percent had clinical requirements for PGY4 residents, with longitudinal outpatient clinic being the most common (77 %). All programs offered some elective time during PGY4, but the amount of time ranged from 2 months to 100 %.
CONCLUSION: Virtually all residency programs include some requirements in the 4th year (most commonly didactics and outpatient clinic) in addition to a broad array of elective experiences. Although 3 years may suffice for residents to complete ACGME requirements, a variety of factors may motivate programs to include required 4th year curricula. Future studies should explore the rationales for and possible benefits of programmatic requirements throughout 4 versus only 3 years of psychiatric training.
Author List
Vestal HS, Belitsky R, Bernstein CA, Chaukos D, Cohen MB, Dickstein LJ, Hilty DM, Hutner L, Sakman F, Scheiber SC, Wrzosek MI, Silberman EKAuthor
Marika Inga Wrzosek MD Associate Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AccreditationCurriculum
Humans
Internship and Residency
Psychiatry
United States
