A survey of the interactions between psychiatry residency programs and the pharmaceutical industry
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of PsychiatryDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2005-03-18Keywords
Adolescent PsychiatryChild Psychiatry
*Drug Industry
Education
Humans
Internship and Residency
*Interprofessional Relations
*Questionnaires
Time Factors
Psychiatry
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OBJECTIVE: The authors report a survey of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training (AADPRT) on interactions between the pharmaceutical industry and psychiatry residency programs. METHODS: American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training membership was anonymously surveyed by e-mail and by paper distribution at the 2002 annual meeting. RESULTS: Twenty-seven percent of AADPRT members participated. Lunches for residents were the most common interaction, reported by 93% of programs, nearly all of which permitted literature and gifts to be distributed. Only 4% required faculty to be present. Retreats (27%) and travel funds (34%) were sponsored less frequently. One third of programs had written policies governing these interactions, but half of respondents did not know if their parent institutions had such policies. A minority of programs (40%) had formal didactic instruction for residents on this topic. Support for more information, direction, and teaching was widespread. CONCLUSIONS: The authors recommend more structured teaching and the establishment of formal program and institutional policies to govern these interactions.Source
Acad Psychiatry. 2005 Spring;29(1):40-6. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1176/appi.ap.29.1.40Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/45936PubMed ID
15772403Related Resources
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10.1176/appi.ap.29.1.40