Am J Psychiatry 1978; 135:845-847
Copyright © 1978 by American Psychiatric Association
A national survey of resident assessment methods
W Procci, C Friedmann, G Prizant and SM Woods
The authors distributed a questionnaire regarding the assessment of
psychiatric residents to 130 directors of residency training programs.
Formal examinations were required by 37% of the programs and were being
considered by an additional 49%, suggesting that formal examinations may be
an integral part of residency training programs within five years. The
authors believe that this trend toward utilization of objective measures
reflects a growing national concern with accountability in medicine.
