The Army and the Untrained "Psychiatrist"
LOUIS BOZZETTI JR. M.D.1
1 Neuropsychiatric Institute, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences, 760 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, Calif. 90024
The Army's On-the-Job Training program in psychiatry offers the young physician an opportunity to test his interest in specialization and may serve as a prelude to formal residency training. The author details his two-year experience in the program, pointing up its advantages for the young medical officer.