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Workforce information on addiction psychiatry graduates
1University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut, USA. tinsley@psychiatry.uchc.edu
Objective:
The aim of this paper is to report workforce information about graduates from accredited training programs in addiction psychiatry.
Methods:
As of June 30, 2002 there were 44 ACGME-accredited addiction psychiatry programs. The author asked the directors of these programs to complete a workforce survey about their graduates.
Results:
Seventy-three percent of program directors responded, providing information about 186 addiction psychiatrists. Forty-one percent of the graduates were employed in academic settings. Sixty-four percent of graduates employed in clinical settings dealt primarily with substance abuse patients. A majority of respondents described graduates as satisfied with compensation packages.
Conclusion:
Addiction psychiatry offers opportunities in a variety of settings that allow new graduates to utilize their subspecialty training.