title: Leadership and professional workforce development.
abstract: On an average, 4% of medical students from medical schools in the United States choose psychiatry as an option. Although in recent years psychiatry residency match statistics have improved, in general terms it is less competitive to enter this specialty. Most psychiatrists practice as generalists, either in private practice or in the public mental health system. There are marked shortages in child psychiatry and in upcoming new subspecialties. There are ongoing efforts to enhance the core competency of psychiatrists-in-training, with particular emphasis on research literacy to foster lifelong learning skills and (for some) to stimulate interest in a research career track. This article chronicles the trajectory of workforce development and professional growth in psychiatry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA. pbuckley@mail.mcg.edu
authors.forename: Peter F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Buckley
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Madaan
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000193:education; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000639:trends*; D007857:Leadership; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D013038:Specialization / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce