Recommendations from the may 1992 conference to enhance recruitment of u.s. Medical graduates into psychiatry.

From 1988 to 1993, recruitment of U.S. medical graduates into psychiatry has declined by more than one-third. This decline threatens to further exacerbate the shortage of psychiatrists projected by the Council on Graduate Medical Education. In May 1992, the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training sponsored a 2-day conference to develop specific courses of action and an overall strategy to reverse this de-cline. Key recommendations from the conference are presented. The proposed actions are presented in a format that identifies the appropriate medical, educational, or psychiatric organization charged with a specific action's implementation.