The Role and Function of Residents’ Organizations in Psychiatry Education

摘要: Psychiatry residents’ organizations have been poorly studied and variously portrayed as facilitative or regressive. A telephone survey of 19 residency programs differing sizes in all major geographic regions revealed that 89% had some form organization. The groups are characterized by a wide range structures, they undertake variety tasks. most common tasks support, problem solving, venting dissatisfaction. Problems frequently faced such include changing resident constituencies, personality conflicts, authorization disputes, representation consensus problems. Strengths their ability to help foster sense group identity; provide safe place ventilate, work on problems, fashion for the input institution; offer training opportunities f future psychiatric managers.