title: Postgraduate year-1 residency training in emergency psychiatry: an acute care psychiatric clinic at a community mental health center.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to determine resident satisfaction with an acute care psychiatric clinic designed in collaboration with a nearby community mental health center. We also sought to demonstrate that this rotation helps meet program requirements for emergency psychiatry training, provides direct assessments of resident interviewing skills and clinical knowledge in the postgraduate year-1, and provides exposure to public sector systems of care.
  
  
  METHODS
  We developed a resident satisfaction questionnaire and fielded it to each of the residents who participated in the clinic over the first 3 years. Data were collected, organized, and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 15 residents in the acute care psychiatric clinic, 12 completed and returned the satisfaction questionnaires. Educational aspects of the clinic experience were rated favorably.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This postgraduate year-1 acute care psychiatric clinic provides a mechanism for the fulfillment of emergency psychiatry training as well as direct supervision of clinical encounters, which is a satisfactory and useful educational experience for trainees.
authors: Jeffrey I
authors: JI
authors: Bennett
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Costin
authors: Mehnaz
authors: M
authors: Khan
authors: Mir Nadeem
authors: MN
authors: Mazhar
authors: Kristina
authors: K
authors: Dzara
authors: Mary
authors: M
authors: Conklen
authors: Jo Ann
authors: JA
authors: Hannig