[The psychiatry residency program: looking 10 years ahead].

Abstract

Background: Against the background of societal, technological and scientific developments, residency training programs anticipate changes in mental health care and its implications for the professional role of psychiatrists.

Aim: To sketch expected developments in (inter)national residency training programs in psychiatry the next ten years.

Method: Literature study and extrapolation of (inter)national plans regarding medical residency training programs.

Results: The next ten years we expect more emphasis on the following topics: a new balance between generalist and specialist medical competences and a shift towards more interdisciplinary learning, sustainable employability (‘lifelong learning’, psychological safety, professional balance), scientific education with a focus on translation and pluriformity, and international collaboration CONCLUSION: New (inter)national plans for residency programs in psychiatry aim to prepare psychiatrists to appropriately respond to the increasing societal demand for mental health care while keeping an eye on their own sustained employability.