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Post-psychiatry residency career choice : current trends.
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, 06032, USA.
Summary
Psychiatry residency graduates
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Medical Education
- Career Development
Background:
- Career trajectories of psychiatry residents have evolved over decades.
- Previous surveys tracked shifts in post-residency fellowship choices and practice settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the career choices of psychiatry residents in 1988.
- To compare 1988 data with previous survey findings from 1968-1972 and 1978-1979.
Main Methods:
- A survey of 203 psychiatry residency directors was conducted in 1988.
- Usable responses from 97 directors (48%) represented 1,403 residents.
- Data were compared to historical survey data.
Main Results:
- The increase in post-residency fellowships plateaued at 16.4% in 1988.
- Fewer residents pursued academic psychiatry (9.7%) compared to 1978-1979 (26%).
- More residents entered hospital-based psychiatry (22.8%) than in 1978-1979 (14%).
- Private practice (28.7%) and community psychiatry (10%) proportions remained stable.
Conclusions:
- Psychiatry resident career paths in 1988 deviated from previous trends.
- The field saw a decline in academic pursuits and a rise in hospital-based practice.
- Findings did not align with prior expectations for career progression.
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