Clinical curriculum
PGY-1
Two 4-week blocks
Internal Medicine
Two 4-week blocks
Family Medicine
And/or Pediatrics
And/or Emergency Medicine
Two 4-week block
Neurology
One 4-week block
Emergency Psychiatry
One 4-week block
Addictions
Four 4-week blocks
Inpatient Psychiatry
One 4-week block
Geriatric Psychiatry
PGY-2
Five 4-week blocks
Inpatient Psychiatry
Five 4-week blocks
Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
Three 4-week blocks
Child & Adolescent
Psychiatry
+ Adult ECT
PGY-3
12 months
Outpatient Psychiatry
Includes part-time experiences with:
- Community Mental Health Center (4 months)
- Sleep Disorders Center (1 month)
- PHP Group Therapy (1 month)
- Buprenorphine Clinic (1 month)
- Quality Improvement Project
PGY-4
12 months
Outpatient
Psychiatry
Includes part-time experiences with:
- Senior Teaching Resident (4 months)
- Electives (4 months)
- Consultation Liaison Psychiatry (4 months)
PGY-1 Year
The PGY-1 year is divided between primary care, neurology, addictions, adult inpatient psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry and emergency psychiatry. The primary goal of the first year is to develop and solidify the learner’s identity as a physician with direct responsibility for patient care. During primary care rotations in internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics and/or emergency medicine, residents learn about the assessment and management of conditions commonly seen in an inpatient hospital setting
During neurology residents refine their skills in neurological evaluation and examination and develop familiarity with a range of clinical presentations, as a broad understanding of neurological disease is invaluable for the general psychiatrist. In adult inpatient psychiatry our residents begin to integrate their professional identity into the practice of psychiatry in a hospital setting. Each resident also develops the knowledge and skills for performing thorough and accurate psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Call frequency is 4-5/month.
PGY-2 Year
The PGY-2 year is devoted to inpatient psychiatry in a variety of settings. Residents develop expertise in the treatment of patients of all ages presenting with a full spectrum of psychiatric disorders which require hospitalization. Among the skills learned are differential diagnosis, thorough and efficient psychiatric evaluation, inpatient psychotherapies, and collaborative management within a multidisciplinary team.
Knowledge acquired includes the phenomenology and diagnostic criteria of major psychiatric disorders, principles and practice of psychopharmacology, and theory and practice of psychotherapy. Call frequency is 2 - 3/month.
PGY-3 Year
The PGY-3 year is anchored in the outpatient psychiatry setting. Residents experience providing long term care, which promotes the development of more varied and nuanced skills in a range of psychotherapy techniques, as well as continued growth in assessment and psychopharmacological treatment. Direct supervision occurs at the end of each appointment, and opportunity to discuss cases with faculty is scheduled at the end of each clinic day.
A separate hour for psychotherapy supervision is scheduled each week, and residents have the opportunity to work with four separate psychotherapy supervisors during the year. Call frequency is 1/month.
PGY-4 Year
The PGY-4 year emphasizes advanced preparation for entry into psychiatric practice or subspecialty fellowship training. The senior resident is encouraged and expected to function with a greater degree of independence and responsibility. Rotations emphasize cooperative interaction with other members of the medical and allied health professions, the development of teaching habits, and the provision of ongoing patient care in the context of the therapeutic relationship.
Residents pursue elective opportunities for much of the year, and also create an educational experience of their choosing for our medical students. There is no call during the 4th year