1. Canadian psychiatry residency training programs: A glance at the management structure.
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Van, Louis T., Davidson, Paul R., and van Zyl, Louis T
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OCCUPATIONAL training , *PSYCHIATRISTS , *MENTAL health personnel , *THERAPEUTIC communities , *APPRENTICESHIP programs , *MENTAL health services , *PSYCHIATRIC hospitals , *PATHOLOGICAL psychology - Abstract
Objectives: To describe the administrative functioning of all current Canadian psychiatry residency training programs (RTPs) and to suggest available improvements to existing systems.Method: We obtained data about the 2004 RTPs by distributing 2 questionnaires to all Canadian psychiatry RTPs.Results: Residency program committees (RPCs) are mainly consultative and carry only a small amount of the workload of managing a residency program. Program directors (PDs) manage more than 80% of the work and report that the time allowance to perform their duties is suboptimal. PDs remain in office for about 5 years, departing during or at the end of a predetermined second term.Conclusion: RPCs bear only a small amount of the workload generated by the RTP. We piloted administrative changes that led to more equitable work distribution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2006
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