Patterns of Professional Activities of Psychiatrists: A Follow-Up of 100 Psychiatric Residents
FLOYD K. GARETZ M.D.1, and
RICHARD W. ANDERSON M.D.2
1 Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School, Box 393, Mayo Memorial Building, Minneapolis, Minn. 55455
2 Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School, Box 393, Mayo Memorial Building, Minneapolis, Minn. 55455
The authors attempted to identify predictors of professional achievement from data that are routinely collected from applicants for psychiatric residency training. The strongest predictors were the subject's rank in his medical school class and his age at the beginning of his training. The authors point out, however, that achievement indices frequently correlate highly with each other and that many factors must be considered in selecting psychiatric residents.
