Publications by authors named "Jessica G Kovach"

Objective: A survey was conducted to determine US psychiatry residency directors' attitudes regarding current measures of medical student performance and their preferences for the future.

Methods: A team of psychiatry medical student educators and residency program directors developed a 23-question survey. In July 2021, links to the survey were sent out to all program directors registered with the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training.

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Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate psychiatry resident physician quality of life.

Methods: A voluntary, anonymous, 10-min survey was e-mailed to residents from all 14 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited programs in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Included in the survey was the Multi-Cultural Quality of Life Inventory (MQLI).

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Objective: The authors evaluated psychiatry resident participation in and description of personal psychotherapy, reasons for being in psychotherapy, and barriers to personal psychotherapy.

Methods: All 14 program directors for programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware provided e-mail addresses for current categorical residents. The authors e-mailed a voluntary, anonymous, 10-min survey to residents through www.

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Objective: This survey examined actual training hours in psychotherapy modalities as reported by residents, residents' perceptions of training needs, and residents' perceptions of the importance of different aspects of psychotherapy training.

Method: A brief, voluntary, anonymous, Internet-based survey was developed. All 14 program directors for Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education accredited programs in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware provided email addresses for current categorical residents.

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