A pilot program for assigned reading by residents in consultation psychiatry

Abstract To increase the likelihood of their reading pertinent literature, the 27 residents in five consultation-liaison (C-L) training programs were required to present written responses to short-answer, examination-type questions derived from articles previously linked to a set of teaching objectives in C-L psychiatry. Questionnaire responses clearly indicated that all of the C-L service directors and about 75% of the residents found this approach to be of significant value in reading, remembering, and discussing assigned articles. This program is also recommended as a model for helping to train residents in other areas of psychiatry.