Authors: Charles W Juels Thomas A M Kramer
Publish Date: 2014/01/17
Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 81-87
Abstract
Over 73 169 of psychiatric residency training directors who responded to a survey believe that computer instruction should be provided to residents The survey instrument a questionnaire was mailed to residency directors of general and child psychiatry programs N = 314 in 1991 The authors found that computers are available for resident use in 165 79 programs but only 87 38 residency programs provide computer instruction for their trainees Over 85 182 of the directors have used computers with 45 90 of them using computers at least 3 hours per week The directors’ own use of computers is strongly associated with typing skill level and familiarity with different software packages There is a discrepancy between the amount of computer instruction provided for residents and the amount the directors desire The authors also found that most directors are not familiar with software packages developed specifically for psychiatrists that are now available
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