The practice and enlightenment of research ability training for psychiatry residency in North America

Abstract

Research training is important for the development of clinical competency of psychiatrists and psychiatry. This paper introduces the training experience of research capacity of psychiatrists in North America, such as reading report meeting, scientific research theory training, participation in scientific research projects, writing of funds application and papers, academic report, and analyzes the enlightenment to the training of research capacity of psychiatrists in China. To improve the policies and measures for the training of the scientific research capacity of psychiatrists, such as strengthening the requirements for scientific research training, improving the allocation of teachers, ensuring the time of scientific research training, making the curriculum of research training, making the incentive policies for scientific research participation, and participating in research practice, in addition to enriching the training methods and contents of scientific research capacity of psychiatrists. Key words: Residency training; Research capacity; North America; Enlightenment