Exploring Career Choice Among Black Psychiatry Interns: an Exploratory Qualitative Study.
Mary K MorrealeJeffrey RakofskyGary L Beck DallaghanRachel A RussoLia A ThomasRichard BalonPublished in: Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry (2023)
This qualitative study identified many influential factors that were deemed important to Black interns in their decision to pursue a residency in psychiatry. With the information learned from these interviews, educators within psychiatry can bolster their support of Black medical students, encourage pursuit of a career in psychiatry, and ultimately, work toward reducing disparities in psychiatric care. Future research should examine additional collective notions of career decision-making.