Building curriculum for training in community, child psychiatry.
OBJECTIVE
To present a practical approach to curriculum design for community-based care in child psychiatry.


METHODS
A design template is presented, steps for a curriculum review are derived from it, and as an example, a small academic division's program is reviewed.


RESULTS
The division's curriculum was developed according to the template, resulting in an enhanced focus and improved coverage of topics through a combination of experiential and didactic teaching.


CONCLUSIONS
The suggested format is considered applicable to child psychiatric training programs of all sizes and offers an opportunity to review or initiate the teaching of community child psychiatry.
Leverette
J
J
Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
Froese
A
A
DiNicola
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D002665:Child Psychiatry; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003479:Curriculum; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006801:Humans