Psychedelic medicine in psychiatry residency training: a survey of psychiatric residency program directors.
Mary E. Yaden, Terence H. W. Ching, Noam Goldway, Daniel E. Roberts, Jamila Hokanson, Natalie Gukasyan, Christopher Pittenger, Benjamin Kelmendi, Stephen Ross, Gianni Glick, Kelley C. O’donnell
Int Rev Psychiatry September 11, 2024 DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2024.2397039 via PubMed
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA survey of US psychiatry residency training directors found that most (64%) favor adding more time for psychedelic education, yet many worry about a lack of educational materials (54%) and limited faculty to teach the content (46%). Almost all programs (94%) expressed some interest in a standardized curriculum in psychedelic medicine. Training directors recognize current offerings are limited and want more support to meet the coming demand for education in this emerging field.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Survey Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 61 |
| Population | US psychiatry residency training directors |
| Topics | Psychedelic-assisted therapy |
| Keywords | Psychedelic therapies Innovative treatments Promising new modalities Psychiatric training |
| Citations | 2 |
| Key finding | Most training directors favor more psychedelic education but cite shortages of materials and faculty; nearly all are interested in a standardized curriculum. |
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The growth of psychedelic medicine creates new challenges in psychiatric education as physicians may soon be responsible for prescribing a number of psychedelic interventions. Despite this growing need for educated providers, very little is known about the training psychiatry residents receive in psychedelic medicine. We conducted a survey to determine the current educational opportunities as well as the priorities and concerns held by training directors about this emerging field. METHODS: We emailed an online survey to US psychiatry residency training directors. Respondents answered questions about current offerings in psychedelic medicine, as well as their interest, priorities, and concerns about curricular materials and their delivery. RESULTS: Sixty-one programs responded to our survey. The majority of respondents (64%) favored devoting additional time to psychedelic education, but many endorsed concerns about the dearth of educational materials (54%) and limited availability of faculty to deliver content (46%). The majority of programs (94%) expressed some interest in implementing a standardized curriculum in psychedelic medicine. CONCLUSION: Training directors recognized that their current curricular materials are limited, and they appeared interested in additional support to meet the upcoming demand in psychedelic education. Further research can inform curriculum development and implementation of psychedelic education in residency training.