The role of a research seminar for child psychiatry residents.
A major problem confronting the field of child and adolescent psychiatry is the development of teaching strategies to stimulate research activities and an appreciation of research. A teaching approach is described which emphasizes major research concepts using a programmed instruction method and illustrating these concepts with clinical cases. Fourteen child psychiatry residents participated in the seminar during a 3-year period. Overall, trainees' evaluation of the seminar was positive, and they demonstrated a high level of understanding across major research topics. In addition, the seminar may have contributed to an increased preference for academic careers by graduating residents.
Paniagua
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Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0425.
Pumariega
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O'Boyle
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Meyer
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D012106:Research