Comparison of the current status of the training models for child and adolescent psychiatrists between China and foreign countries and its implications

doi:10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20240709-00721

Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (7): 553-557.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20240709-00721

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Comparison of the current status of the training models for child and adolescent psychiatrists between China and foreign countries and its implications

Yan Jiayi¹, Wang Hui¹, He Fan², Cheng Wenhong³, Gao Xueping⁴, Huang Yi⁵, Ke Xiaoyan⁶, Lu Jianping⁷, Tang Ni⁸, Cao Qingjiu¹, Si Tianmei⁹

¹Children′s Department, Peking University Sixth Hospital, Beijing 100191, China;
²Department of Child Psychiatry, Beijng Anding Hospital, Capital Medical Uniersity, Beijing 100088, China;
³Pediatrics, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China;
⁴Department of Psychiatry, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University & National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & National Center for Mental Disorders, Changsha 410011, China;
⁵Mental Health Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
⁶Department of Psychiatry, Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210024, China;
⁷Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Shenzhen Mental Health Center (Shenzhen Kangning Hospital), Shenzhen 518118, China;
⁸Department of Education, Peking University Sixth Hospital, Beijing 100191, China;
⁹Psychopharmacology Laboratory, Peking University Sixth Hospital, Beijing 100191, China

Received:2024-07-09 Online:2025-07-01 Published:2025-07-01
Contact: Si Tianmei, Email: si.tian-mei@163.com
Supported by:
China Medical Board (#22-494,#23-537); 2023 Postgraduate Medical Education Research Project of Peking University Health Science Center(2023ZP06)

Abstract

Abstract: Enhancing specialist training in child and adolescent psychiatry is essential for improving pediatric mental health care system in China. However, the training system remains underdeveloped and lacks a unified national standard. This study compares admission criteria, training management, and curricula across China, the UK, the US, and Canada, identifying domestic child and adolescent psychiatry specialist training gaps in training content, evaluation, and selection mechanisms. Based on international experience, we recommend refining evaluation systems, optimizing training programs, providing necessary financial support to specialists and give them corresponding policy preferences to standardize and sustain child and adolescent psychiatry specialist training.

Key words: Child psychiatry, Standardized fellowship training, Comparison, Implications

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Yan Jiayi, Wang Hui, He Fan, Cheng Wenhong, Gao Xueping, Huang Yi, Ke Xiaoyan, Lu Jianping, Tang Ni, Cao Qingjiu, Si Tianmei. Comparison of the current status of the training models for child and adolescent psychiatrists between China and foreign countries and its implications[J]. Chinese Journal of Medical Education, 2025, 45(7): 553-557.

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