title: Developing minimal national standards for clinical experience in psychiatric training.
abstract: There are no minimum standards for the clinical training of psychiatrists with regard to the type and number of patients evaluated or treated. Interest in establishing such standards derives from a need for greater accountability, a high fail rate on the clinical portion of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology examinations, and an increasing demand for precise documentation of competence in specific areas by hospital privileging committees. Although considerable disagreement exists as to what the overall requirements should be, some minimum requirements can be agreed on. The authors discuss concerns about minimal standards and make suggestions for further development of standards.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yager
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Borus
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Robinowitz
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Shore
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D013044:Specialty Boards / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States