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A New Teaching Program

Telemedicine, Psychiatric Residents, and Issues Germane to Managed Care

Dr. Walter is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Dr. de Groot is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Dr. Ulzen is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, and Dr. Weathers is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Residency Education, at East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC. Dr. Rosenquist is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Daniels is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, and Dr. Dewan is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Address reprint requests to Dr. Walter, Department of Psychiatry, East Carolina University School of Medicine, 400 Moye Boulevard, Greenville, NC 27858-4354. e-mail: walterd{at}mail.ecu.edu

The authors describe the utilization of telemedicine technology to provide psychiatry residents with a 10-week series of seminars on the subject of managed care. Residents at two schools of medicine participated in a series of interactive seminars with presenters at distant sites through the use of telemedicine technology. The authors describe a cost-effective approach to teaching managed-care concepts to residents, using telemedicine technology to allow experts to present from distant sites.

Key Words: Telemedicine • Managed Care • Resident Education

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				D. A. Walter, P. B. Rosenquist, and G. Bawtinhimer Distance Learning Technologies in the Training of Psychiatry Residents: A Critical Assessment Acad Psychiatry, March 1, 2004; 28(1): 60 - 65. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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