Rapid changes in health care financing and delivery systems will
adversely affect child psychiatry training. Reductions in teaching
hospitals' patient revenues and in federal support for graduate medical
education have made the development of strong academic and research
programs more difficult. Training programs must search for innovative ways
to fund clinical training if they are to survive and grow. The authors
review major sources for funding, such as state governments, future
employers of trainees, endowments, faculty practice plans, and residents
paying for training, and discuss opportunities for increasing their
contributions.Abstract Teaser