ABSTRACT
Background: Postgraduate education is the only path to creating specialists in the field they will be practicing. Providing high-quality health care and improving science through research & training will impart specific skills needed for the individual. The persons will get satisfaction will receiving post-graduate education. However, there was less data about the opinion of the postgraduate trainees and about the training received. Accordingly, this survey was done to evaluate the perception of psychiatrists about their determining factors of satisfaction in postgraduate training in India. Aim: Methods:To identify the predictors of satisfaction of psychiatry residents in India. An internet-based cross- sectional survey was conducted using snowball sampling technique from May to June 2022. Individuals (Psychiatry residents) were asked to fill a questionnaire with a series of questions, which included sociodemographic data, and a 41- item questionnaire indicating the relative importance of these items in determining their satisfaction with training on a five-point likert scale. A total of 193 residents completed the survey. “Safety of the environment” and “level ofResults: support from peers in the department” were the most important items on this list. These items were ranked significantly higher than all the rest of the items. Improving the institutional support and creating an amicable andConclusion: friendly atmosphere during training periods were essential. When attempting to improve resident training, regulatory bodies should consider this in determining resident satisfaction.