The psychiatric chief residency: a preliminary training experience in administrative process

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Psychiatry Administration

Background:

• Psychiatric chief residents often lack formal administrative training.
• Developing administrative skills is crucial for leadership roles in psychiatry.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore administrative learning opportunities for psychiatric chief residents.
• To categorize existing models of psychiatric chief residency.

Main Methods:

• Review of six psychiatric chief residency models based on authors' experience.
• Documentation of administrative experiences within these models.

Main Results:

• Six models of psychiatric chief residency were identified.
• The ward chief and interface chief models provide particularly rich administrative experiences.
• Chief residency offers preliminary administrative experience.

Conclusions:

• Psychiatric chief residency can be a foundational step in developing clinician-executive identity.
• Specific residency models enhance administrative skill acquisition.