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REGULAR ARTICLES | June 01, 1990

Post-Psychiatry Residency Career Choice Current Trends

Rif S. El-Mallakh; Michelle Riba

Academic Psychiatry 1990;14:86-91.

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We thank Dr. Randy Parke of the American Association of Medical Colleges for providing us with data from their graduation questionnaires and Dr. Allan Tasman of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, for his invaluable assistance. This work has been supported, in part, by an educational grant from Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corporation to Dr. El-Mallakh.

Neuropsychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, in Washington, D.C.; Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, in Farmington

Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, in Farmington CT06032

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Of 203 psychiatry residency directors surveyed in 1988 about the career choices of graduates,97(48%)usable responses represented 1,403 residents. Results were compared to previous surveys (1968-1972 and 1978-1979). The prior increase in post-residency fellowships (from 4% in 1968-1972 to 17% in 1978-1979) has leveled off(16.4% in 1988). Fewer residents chose academic psychiatry (9.7% in 1988 versus 26% in 1978-1979); more are entering hospital-based psychiatry (22.8% in 1988 versus 14% in 1978-1979). The proportions choosing private practice (28.7%)and community psychiatry (10%) are unchanged compared to 1978-1979. These findings reflect a departure from forecast expectations.

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