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Entering Academic Psychiatry: A Resident's Perspective, Julio Licinio, M.D.
Entering Academic Psychiatry: A Resident's Perspective, Julio Licinio, M.D.
Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry
University-based psychiatry residency programs encourage the pursuit of academic careers, both on admission, by favoring applicants with evidence of a commitment to investigation, and after residency training, by selecting as faculty residents who have demonstrated academic and research productivity. While attempting to achieve multiple goals, some residents may be discouraged to pursue an academic career as a result of marked conflict between the clinical and academic components of training. The substantial differences in priorities among psychiatry residents ought to be explored early in residency training by devoting seminars to career planning and by facilitating the pursuit of academic activities under …
On Becoming A Psychiatrist: A Resident's Perspective, Phebe M. Tucker, M.D.
On Becoming A Psychiatrist: A Resident's Perspective, Phebe M. Tucker, M.D.
Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry
Developing an identity as a psychiatrist is a process which has been seen by many to span an individual's career; from the first decision of choice of a career, through residency training and beyond, into the years of practice. As part of a "Residents' Day Paper," psychiatrists in the Oklahoma City area were surveyed in order to look at their perceptions of the growth of their professional identities. Despite the limitations of a small sample population, limited to one metropolitan area, some interesting common patterns emerged: the psychiatrists surveyed had diverse educational and cultural back grounds, similar practical and unconscious …
Transparency And Termination In Group Psychotherapy: A Resident's Perspective, Althea Donovan, Md
Transparency And Termination In Group Psychotherapy: A Resident's Perspective, Althea Donovan, Md
Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry
Termination has been seen as a difficult and complex process in group psychotherapy. Although termination of group members has be en explored, little is written on the subject of the therapist's termination; i.e., in the case of a group which continues after the therapist departs. This circumstance must occur frequently, however, especially since 91% of psychiatric programs, (Yalom (1985) citing Pinney) have at least one year of group psychotherapy training. This implies that group therapist termination must occur on a regular basis at some training programs. Even so, there are no specific guidelines or more general exploration of an inexperienced …