Nineteen psychiatrists who participated in the research training program
at Boston University School of Medicine from July 1962 to June 1972 were
surveyed by questionnaire to determine how participation in the training
program may have affected their subsequent professional careers. Results
indicate that-probably via a happy combination of self- selection,
screening, and the actual experience of research training- these 19
psychiatrists constitute an impressive group who are active in research,
publish extensively, and assume substantial teaching responsibilities at
medical schools. The authors suggest tha a postresidency program in
research training can be extremely important to the development of careers
in psychiatric research and to a more scientifically grounded
profession.Abstract Teaser