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As the histories of psychiatry, neurology, and neuroimaging interweave through time, psychiatry has only recently started to recognize the need to embrace neuroimaging like its sibling specialty. While imaging in psychiatric research is well accepted, there is current clinical utility as well. Standards for psychiatry residency and board certification in the USA and abroad have carved out a place for neuroimaging, but the implementation is variable and sparse in the USA. The few publications that describe neuroimaging teaching to psychiatrists have barriers to widespread adoption, and no comprehensive curricular solution has been developed. In this context, we describe some of the barriers and propose solutions to shape the future of neuroimaging education for psychiatrists.
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JJC has received salary support for his role as Co-Chair of the National Neuroscience Curriculum Initiative, funded in part by the Deeda Blair Research Initiative Fund for Disorders of the Brain through support to the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, the Society of Biological Psychiatry, and the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.
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Cooper, J.J., Valencia, V.A. & Niu, K. Neuroimaging education in psychiatric training. Neuropsychopharmacol. 50, 298–304 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-024-01909-z
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