Am J Psychiatry 1979; 136:1525-1529
Copyright © 1979 by American Psychiatric Association
Psychiatric education at the crossroads: issues and future directions
A Beigel
Psychiatric education is currently facing many critical issues. Their
resolution will determine the future availability of psychiatrists and is
dependent on the development of new strategies that will require a
reorientation in several aspects of current psychiatric education. This may
be necessary if the vitality of psychiatry as a specialized branch of
medicine is to be maintained and the relevance of psychiatric training and
practice to service needs and research objectives is to be increased.
