Am J Psychiatry 1984; 141:960-965
Copyright © 1984 by American Psychiatric Association
The VA psychiatry service as a setting for residency education
LR Faulkner, RM Rankin, JS Eaton Jr, JH Shore and RM Atkinson
The authors report data from a survey of chairmen of academic departments
of psychiatry and chiefs of Veterans Administration (VA) psychiatry
services concerning administrative relationships between academic
psychiatry departments and VA psychiatry services and the education of
psychiatry residents in VA settings. The extent and quality of
relationships, the interdependence of academic departments and VA
psychiatry services, factors important for good VA training, and advantages
and disadvantages of using the VA for residency education are documented.
The authors present their conclusions and recommendations for improving the
quality of relationships between academic departments and VA psychiatry
services and for strengthening psychiatric education in the VA setting.
