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Training Psychiatrists in Nonpsychiatric Medicine: What Do Our Patients and Our Profession Need?

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Physicians currently in psychiatric training in the United States are required to spend only 12.5% of their time in residency on rotations devoted exclusively to nonpsychiatric medicine. These rotations can vary widely in terms of subject matter addressed. It is not clear that meeting this minimum requirement adequately integrates residents into the medical profession or prepares them to meet the needs of their future patients. Studies are needed to clarify these issues.

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Wright, M.T. Training Psychiatrists in Nonpsychiatric Medicine: What Do Our Patients and Our Profession Need?. Acad Psychiatry 33, 181–186 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.33.3.181

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