title: Peer review for residents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) currently requires experiences in administration for psychiatry residents. In response to this challenge, the authors created a peer review workshop.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors report on the design, implementation, and outcome of the peer review workshop for PGY-3 and PGY-4 psychiatry residents.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Comparison of pre and post results of a 10-question test given to the resident group showed a statistically significant improvement. Moreover, it was noticed that the discussion among the residents rose to a new level of appreciation of administrative techniques and skills. The residents rated the workshop very favorably and unanimously recommended that the workshop be repeated on a yearly basis at the beginning of the academic year with the previous year's PGY-3s serving as mentors at each clinical site.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The workshop process described has potential practical application for other psychiatry residency programs that are also attempting to respond to these ACGME challenges.
authors.affiliation: The Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois, USA. dhs594j@dhs.state.il.us
authors.forename: Malini
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Daniel W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Hardy
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chand
mesh_terms: D004493:Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D010380:Peer Review / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*