Governmental peer review of training programs in child psychiatry

The authors present the results of a review of grant applications from 84 child psychiatry training programs that was conducted by the Psychiatry Education Branch of NIMH during fiscal year 1975. They found that training programs whose applications were approved were (among other things) university based and successful in filling training positions; they provided experiences in two or more treatment modalities in varied settings and with diverse types of patients, had active liaison with community organizations and with departments of pediatrics, and provided research opportunities for trainees.