PS 1995; 46:1289-1291
Copyright © 1995 by American Psychiatric Association
Public-academic liaisions in psychiatric residency training in New York State
W Tucker
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, USA.
Many public-academic liaisions for training in psychiatry have developed in
New York State over the past 40 years. Their goals have ranged from
broadening residents' exposure to community patients to recruiting for
state service. The state has developed explicit guidelines for these
liaisons to promote fairness among university participants and promulgate
standards for their involvement. Currently, all 12 medical schools in the
state participate in such liaisions, which provide residencies in general
psychiatry and fellowships in child and adolescent, forensic, geriatric,
public, rehabilitation, and research psychiatry. The total cost to the
state is about $10.5 million per year.
