The medical model and psychiatric training.
The educational, sociologic and economic justifications for a recent decision to require an internship type of postgraduate experience in psychiatric training are discussed. There are many practical disadvantages to adding this requirement. Depending on the type of internship developed, such experiences may also impair rather than facilitate the trainee's progress as a clinician.
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001318:Authoritarianism; D006801:Humans; D007358:Insurance, Psychiatric; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008306:Malingering / Q000628:therapy; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D011639:Public Opinion; D012931:Social Environment