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Philosophy and Psychiatry

A New Curriculum for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Dr. Wells is Vice-Chair of Education in the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.

Residents in psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry often seem to their preceptors to have difficulty with critical thinking. The author designed a curriculum for first-year (PGY-4) child and adolescent psychiatry residents with this perceived deficit in mind. The curriculum consisted of a blend of traditional first-year child and adolescent psychiatry didactic curriculum with a curriculum in philosophy. On the Cornell Critical Thinking Test, residents who took this course outscored residents who did not at a statistically significant level. The advantages of such a course are discussed.

Key Words: Philosophy and Psychiatry • Psychiatry Residency Curricula • Critical Thinking

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