To the Editor: Perceived Importance of Transition-to-Practice Competencies by Psychiatry Residents in Canada
Into the Unknown: Characterizing Fellow Uncertainty During the Transition to Unsupervised Practice," with great interest. 1The authors explored the transition-topractice (TTP) experiences of fellows from adult and pediatric subspecialties in the United States.They found that the primary sources of TTP-associated uncertainty were clinical competence, employment prospects, and career vision.They also shared strategies that fellows used to mitigate these uncertainties, such as clinical preparation, graduated autonomy, and peer mentoring.Similar findings regarding insufficient preparation for transition to independent practice have been reported in postgraduate medical FIGURE
Authors
- Justin Lee
- Sanjeev Sockalingam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9626-1509)
- Certina Ho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2301-3299)
- Michael S. B. Mak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6901-7458)
- Eulaine Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7161-7240)
- Anna Nguyen
Institutions
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Graduate Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4300/jgme-d-24-00886.1
- Primary Topic
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00