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Both Feet In: Maintaining an Academic Focus During the Transition from Residency to a First Military Assignment
Carla W Schnitzlein1, Daniel J Lee, Joseph E Wise
1Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, Fort Polk, LA, USA.
Military residents face challenges maintaining academic focus. A new junior faculty development model emphasizes proactive planning, mentorship, and adaptability for early-career psychiatrists to succeed academically.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Psychiatry
- Military Health
Background:
- Transitioning military residents often struggle to maintain academic focus in their initial duty assignments.
- Existing literature provides a foundation, but an updated model is needed for early-career military psychiatrists.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present an updated and expanded junior faculty development model tailored for military residents.
- To address the specific challenges faced by early-career military psychiatrists in maintaining an academic focus.
Main Methods:
- The study proposes a model based on seven overlapping domains: mentorship, scholarship, research, career planning, openness to experience, interdisciplinary networking, and responsibility seeking.
- Guidance is provided based on personal experience and limited research, focusing on the unique context of military psychiatry.
Main Results:
- Successful early-career psychiatrists demonstrate a proactive attitude.
- Effective mentoring, collaboration, and adaptability are key attributes for academic success.
- These individuals actively seek opportunities and integrate into new environments.
Conclusions:
- Conscious planning and goal setting are crucial for capitalizing on available opportunities.
- The proposed development model offers a framework for military psychiatrists to sustain academic focus and career progression.
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