[Considering residency programs in psychiatry in a private hospital]

Postgraduate education in psychiatry is comprised of three years of residency training. The residency program consists of Post-Graduate Year One (PGY-1), Post-Graduate Year Two (PGY-2), and Post-Graduate Year Three (PGY-3). Psychiatry residents must write case reports in order to be accredited as mental health physicians by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and to be psychiatric specialists of the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology. A residency training administration committee coordinates residency programs, residency training leadership, and the invitation of residents. It is crucial that hospital faculty members interact with residents.