Abstract
Keeping pace with advances in neurosciences is, in part, predicated upon an adequate knowledge of neurology obtained during the psychiatrist’s residency training. Results from a questionnaire assessing resident abiliities in neurology and psychiatry were compared with Psychiatry Resident In-Training Examination (PRITE) scores. Self-confidence for treating neurological disorders declined with the progression of training; however, neurology PRITE scores improved significantly. Psychiatric PRITE scores and psychiatric self-confidence also improved over time. These findings have implications for current residency training criteria and education.
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Albucher, R.C., Maixner, S.M., Riba, M.B. et al. Neurology Training in Psychiatry Residency. Acad Psychiatry 23, 77–81 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03354246
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