exercises (such as those available from the NNCI) in addition to a limited number of overview classroom lectures. Informal seminars and journal clubs can also be used to tackle genetic topics in a setting that allows for more questions and discussion than the lecture format. Residents should be encouraged to attend meetings that include sophisticated presentations of genetic data (such as Biological Psychiatry, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, and the World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics). It should be expected that departments of psychiatry will increasingly appreciate the need for faculty with specialized expertise in this area as new findings emerge and the intersection of genetics with clinical practice increases. Genetics education among psychiatric residents should become an essential part of the emerging agenda for the development of a new cadre of psychiatric professionals for the 21st century.
