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Training Psychiatrists in New Mexico: Reflections from Psychiatry Residents Who Participated in a Rural Track Versus a Traditional Program Alone over the Past Decade

Description
Presents results of a survey of 74 University of New Mexico psychiatry residents, comparing responses from those who participated in the school's Rural Psychiatry Track (RPT) to non-RPT residents. Describes the experiences of the residents and the RPT program's impacts on the likelihood of residents moving into rural practice.
Author(s)
Cynthia Killough, Erin Rush Ortegon, Rahul Vasireddy, et al.
Citation
Academic Psychiatry, 46, 470-474
Date
01/2022
Type
Document
Tagged as
Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce education and training · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Rural-urban differences · New Mexico