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Universal Journal of Medical Science(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 2(3), pp. 31 - 35
DOI: 10.13189/ujmsj.2014.020302
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The Current State and Need for Education in Transplant Psychiatry
Gabriela Balf Soran 1,2, Rani Hoff 2, Paula Zimbrean 2,*
1 Psychiatrist, Sanford Behavioral Health, Bismark, North Dakota
2 Yale University, New Haven, CT
ABSTRACT
Objective: The Authors Examined The Perceived Adequacy Of Current Training In Transplant Psychiatry (TP). Methods: An anonymous web-based survey was distributed to all US Psychiatry Residency programs (N=182) and Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship programs (N=46). Results: Sixty one (33.5%) Psychiatry Residency Directors and 24 (52%) Directors of Psychosomatic Medicine completed the survey. Sixty eight percent of Psychiatry Residency programs do not provide specific TP training and 79.4% of residents had never performed a TP evaluation. Among the Psychosomatic Medicine Programs, 91.3% provide TP training; however only 14.3% of fellows are involved in TP evaluations. Giving the news of a negative determination of eligibility was listed as a main source of anxiety about TP. 68.6% of the PRD considered more training in TP necessary, specifically regarding medication interactions and substance abuse issues. Conclusions: Given this perceived need, psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine residency and fellowship programs should consider supplementing their existing curricula with more TP-related training.
KEYWORDS
Psychiatry Residency Training, Transplant Psychiatry, Transplantation, Psychosomatic Medicine
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Gabriela Balf Soran , Rani Hoff , Paula Zimbrean , "The Current State and Need for Education in Transplant Psychiatry," Universal Journal of Medical Science(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 31 - 35, 2014. DOI: 10.13189/ujmsj.2014.020302.
(b). APA Format:
Gabriela Balf Soran , Rani Hoff , Paula Zimbrean (2014). The Current State and Need for Education in Transplant Psychiatry. Universal Journal of Medical Science(CEASE PUBLICATION), 2(3), 31 - 35. DOI: 10.13189/ujmsj.2014.020302.