Psychiatric residency programs have had chief residents for many years, and several articles previously published describe the chief residents' unique role as both faculty and resident. This article describes chief resident roles and responsibilities and explores trends in academic psychiatry departments from 1995 to 2006.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UC Davis School of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 2230 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. rflim@ucdavis.edu
