The Self-Education of Psychiatric Residents
ROBERT L. TAYLOR M.D.1, and
E. FULLER TORREY M.D.2
1 Training Consultant in the Division of Manpower and Training, National Institute of Mental Health, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Md. 20852
2 Special Assistant for International Activities in the Office of the Director, National Institute of Mental Health, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Md. 20852
The authors describe a psychiatric educational program in which residents would work together as a self-education "corporation." Faculty members would serve as advisory and teaching consultants to provide individualized education that is consistent with the emerging track system of medical education. The residents' involvement in creating and administering their own educational program would provide training in the principles of education and administration that are compatible with the evolving role of the psychiatrist as educator and administrator.
