A comparative study on the psychiatric specialist system between Europe and China / 中华医学教育探索杂志

ABSTRACT

European psychiatric specialist training system has been maturely developed for 6 decades.The institutional framework for psychiatric training during specialization has been conformed to European standards,including training content,assessment and training base.In Europe,psychiatry specialist education lasts 5-7 years.Trainees should have experience of psychiatric internships and get assessed prospectively.After the training,trainees will receive the qualifications of the association for psychiatric training in Europe.While in China,the training time of psychiatrists is 3 years,the training of related departments is nearly 1 year,and psychiatric training is only 2 years.The training time of psychotherapy and clinical practice of psychiatry is still not enough.There is also a lack of consistency in the implementation of theoretical and practical training in all the bases in China.Therefore,by comparing the advantages and disadvantages of the Chinese and European psychiatry training system,this paper proposes optimizing the training program in China,increasing the students' humanistic cultivation and psychological care,and further improving the input of special training funds.