Using film as the basis of an american culture course for first-year psychiatry residents.
OBJECTIVE
There is a developing literature on the use of movies for educating psychiatric residents. This may be the first report of the use of film as the basis of a psychiatric resident acculturation course.


METHODS
The author describes an American culture course for PGY-1 psychiatric residents and presents satisfaction and construct validity data.


RESULTS
Resident satisfaction was high. Three staff members scored higher than international medical graduates (IMG) residents on a precourse exam.


CONCLUSIONS
Feature films can be used as the basis for an enjoyable acculturation course.
Sierles
Frederick S
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Rosalind Franklin University School of Medicine and Science/The Chicago Medical School, 3333 Green Bay Rd., North Chicago, IL 60064, USA. Frederick.Sierles@rosalindfranklin.edu
D000884:Anthropology, Cultural / Q000193:education*; D003469:Culture; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D009040:Motion Pictures; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States