MENTORING PSYCHIATRIC TRAINEES FIRST PAPER FOR PUBLICATION

The authors describe their experience supervising and collaborating on projects that led to the first publications of several medical studen ts and psychiatric residents. Rather than mandating a research project of all the residents, the faculty focus effort on the trainees with a sincere interest in writing a scholarly paper for publication. The au thors break down the procedure of developing a published project into manageable steps that reflect and teach the scientific process. The me ntoring required for these trainee-faculty publications is involved an d time consuming, but the process is extremely rewarding. Four success ful projects illustrate different levels of publication possibilities for trainees and demonstrate the positive effects the experiences had on their academic aspirations.