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Current Trends in Psychiatric Education

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.5.585

The author describes some of the new directions now being taken in the training of psychiatrists and points out the problems they present to thorough education. He is particularly concerned with training in community psychiatry; he discusses four models of mental health care and their relation to residency programs. The author also stresses the need for psychiatrists to continue their own learning in order to enhance the effectiveness of training programs.

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