Recertification of psychiatrists: the time to act is now.
Because of the predictions of partial obsolescence for psychiatry as a profession and because of the increasing pressures of government, third-party payers, and a patient population that will no longer blindly follow physicians, psychiatrists must face the demands for professional accountability. The author suggests that to maintain high-quality care and continuing self-governance, psychiatrists must participate actively in self-assessment and continuing education programs.
D002568:Certification; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States