Am J Psychiatry 1988; 145:1409-1413
Copyright © 1988 by American Psychiatric Association
Developing minimal national standards for clinical experience in psychiatric training
J Yager, JF Borus, CB Robinowitz and JH Shore
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine.
There are no minimum standards for the clinical training of psychiatrists
with regard to the type and number of patients evaluated or treated.
Interest in establishing such standards derives from a need for greater
accountability, a high fail rate on the clinical portion of the American
Board of Psychiatry and Neurology examinations, and an increasing demand
for precise documentation of competence in specific areas by hospital
privileging committees. Although considerable disagreement exists as to
what the overall requirements should be, some minimum requirements can be
agreed on. The authors discuss concerns about minimal standards and make
suggestions for further development of standards.
