Paniagua F A, Pumariega A J, O'Boyle M, Meyer W J
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0425.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1993 Mar;32(2):446-52. doi: 10.1097/00004583-199303000-00029.
A major problem confronting the field of child and adolescent psychiatry is the development of teaching strategies to stimulate research activities and an appreciation of research. A teaching approach is described which emphasizes major research concepts using a programmed instruction method and illustrating these concepts with clinical cases. Fourteen child psychiatry residents participated in the seminar during a 3-year period. Overall, trainees' evaluation of the seminar was positive, and they demonstrated a high level of understanding across major research topics. In addition, the seminar may have contributed to an increased preference for academic careers by graduating residents.
