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How to Establish a Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program

How to start a fellowship training program in forensic psychiatry

Post-residency training in forensic psychiatry varies widely across countries; the US experience serves as a starting point for discussing shared training objectives worldwide.

The talk addresses the diversity of post-residency training in forensic psychiatry worldwide. Many countries have no course program, curriculum, or subspecialty certification in forensic psychiatry; among countries offering formal specialist training, the duration, curriculum, clinical competencies, and core objectives vary considerably. Drawing on years of involvement in post-residency forensic psychiatry training in the United States, the speaker describes how US fellowship training operates, its objectives, and its guiding principles. This structure is compared with specialist training offered in other countries, and the differences are examined. The strengths and shortcomings of the current training system are discussed, along with potential areas for reform. The speaker invites criticism and suggestions from the audience to help identify and reinforce shared objectives for forensic psychiatry training worldwide.

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