The value of administrative experience for the clinician: opportunities of the chief residency in psychiatry.

Administration has been traditionally contrasted with clinical work; experiences such as the chief residency in psychiatry are viewed as clinically-based training for unfamiliar administrative activity. In contrast to these viewpoints we propose that recognition of tasks common to clinical work and administration leads to a broader understanding of both activities, and that administrative experience can make specific contributions to the development of a clinician.