The Role of Regional Conferences in Research Resident Career Development: The California Psychiatry Research Resident Retreat.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

For psychiatry research resident career development, there is a recognized need for improved cross-institutional mentoring and networking opportunities. One method to address this need is via regional conferences, open to current and recently graduated research residents and their mentors. With this in mind, we developed the biennial California Psychiatry Research Resident Retreat (CPRRR) and collected feedback from participants to 1) Assess resident satisfaction, 2) Determine the utility of the retreat as a networking and mentorship tool, and 3) Identify areas for improvement.

Methods

We gathered survey data from resident attendees at the two first CPRRRs. We analyzed the data to look for trends in satisfaction as well as areas that need improvement.

Results

SUBMITTER: Besterman AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5107358 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature