Psychiatry in the medical curriculum

When medical students of three universities, house surgeons, general practitioners, psychiatrists, and surgeons were asked in what order would they rank the importance of various subjects in the medical school education of a general practitioner, there is remarkable agreement regarding the first three. In all, 1402 respondents rank medicine, then pediatrics, then psychiatry as most important. There are differences which reflect cultural and curriculum diversity among the student groups. The majority of respondents believe psychiatry should occupy 11% or more of the curriculum.