OBJECTIVE: The authors attempt to better understand the recent decline in the number of applicants to addiction psychiatry training. METHODS: The Corresponding Committee on Training and Education in Addiction Psychiatry of APA's Council on Addiction Psychiatry sent out a 14-question anonymous e-mail survey to all postgraduate-year 2 (PGY-2) through PGY-4 APA Members-in-Training. The questions explored residents' beliefs and attitudes toward addiction psychiatry and sought their opinion on how training in addiction psychiatry can be made more attractive to them. RESULTS: Of 2,511 eligible psychiatric residents surveyed nationally, 276 (10.6%) residents responded to the survey. Residents who responded had a generally positive impression of addiction psychiatrists but expressed much less favorable attitudes toward the practice of addiction psychiatry. Respondents provided three major subsets of suggestions: employment security and compensation, optimize PGY-1-4 addiction training, and fellowship training issues. CONCLUSION: These findings may be used to improve addiction psychiatry training and recruitment.
OBJECTIVE: The authors attempt to better understand the recent decline in the number of applicants to addiction psychiatry training. METHODS: The Corresponding Committee on Training and Education in Addiction Psychiatry of APA's Council on Addiction Psychiatry sent out a 14-question anonymous e-mail survey to all postgraduate-year 2 (PGY-2) through PGY-4 APA Members-in-Training. The questions explored residents' beliefs and attitudes toward addiction psychiatry and sought their opinion on how training in addiction psychiatry can be made more attractive to them. RESULTS: Of 2,511 eligible psychiatric residents surveyed nationally, 276 (10.6%) residents responded to the survey. Residents who responded had a generally positive impression of addiction psychiatrists but expressed much less favorable attitudes toward the practice of addiction psychiatry. Respondents provided three major subsets of suggestions: employment security and compensation, optimize PGY-1-4 addiction training, and fellowship training issues. CONCLUSION: These findings may be used to improve addiction psychiatry training and recruitment.
Authors: Laura Orsolini; Irena Rojnić Palavra; Gabriele Duccio Papanti; Matej Potočan; Diego Quattrone; Matis Martens; Sandra Sklenářová; Jonna Levola; Leslie Grichy; Sean Naughton; Indre Kotryna Grinevičiene; Jelly Petra Kuiters; Tomasz M Gondek; Anca-Livia Panfil; Milica M Borovcanin; Alberto San Roman Uria; Ewelina Biskup; Ekin Sönmez Güngör; Marisa Casanova Dias; Sonila Tomori; Visnja Banjac; Petra Marinova-Djambazova; Mariana Pinto da Costa Journal: Front Psychiatry Date: 2021-01-08 Impact factor: 4.157