Early career professional development issues for military academic psychiatrists.
OBJECTIVE
Academically motivated graduates of military psychiatric residency programs confront serious challenges.


METHODS
In this article, the authors present a junior faculty development model organized around four overlapping domains: mentorship, scholarship, research, and career planning/development. Using these four domains as a platform for discussion, the authors focus on challenges facing academically oriented early-career military psychiatrists and provide guidance.


CONCLUSIONS
The authors believe that a proactive stance, skillful mentoring, self-awareness through conscious planning and effort, ability to capitalize on existing opportunities for growth, and attention to detail are all vital to the junior military psychiatrist.
Warner
Christopher H
CH
Department of Psychiatry, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA. christopher.h.warner@us.army.mil
Bobo
William V
WV
Flynn
Julianne
J
D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D002322:Career Mobility; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004493:Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D008889:Military Personnel; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States