Teaching psychiatry to family practice residents

Acad Psychiatry. 2005 Nov-Dec;29(5):479-82. doi: 10.1176/appi.ap.29.5.479.

Abstract

Objective: This article outlines a psychiatry curriculum developed for family practice residents by family practice-psychiatry residents.

Methods: A literature review, needs assessment, planning, implementation, and initial assessment were conducted.

Conclusion: Early results demonstrated improved general psychiatric knowledge and a high level of satisfaction.

MeSH terms

  • Educational Measurement
  • Family Practice / education*
  • Humans
  • Internship and Residency*
  • Psychiatry / education*
  • Teaching / methods*
  • United States