A survey of interns' preferences and plans for postdoctoral training

What are interns' plans and preferences for postdoctoral training? In this survey, most interns indicated they preferred an informal postdoctoral expe rience rather than a formal one, and half of them obtained a position befor e the end of their internships. Interns based their choices for positions m ore on personal and practical considerations and indicated that obtaining a postdoctoral position was less stressful than obtaining an internship. Int erns had adequate knowledge of the required length of postdoctoral experien ce for licensure, but most were unsure about the parameters for supervision . Half of the interns were willing to pursue postdoctoral psychopharmacolog y training, especially if it could be completed within 2 years.