Training Program Overview
Introduction and Overview
The General Psychiatry Residency program has been designed to provide residents with comprehensive training in all the major areas of clinical and scholarly activity pertinent to a general psychiatrist. This training is enhanced by providing residents with multiple unique training experiences that help distinguish our program. Supported by supervision from experienced, enthusiastic faculty, chief residents and other senior residents, academic conferences, and seminars, the residency program aims to develop residents into highly qualified and thoughtful psychiatrists.
PGY-1
The PGY-1 year consists of thirteen 4-week rotation blocks
| Rotation | Amount of time |
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| Adult Inpatient Psychiatry | Seven blocks |
| Internal Medicine | Two blocks |
| Adult Neurology | Two blocks |
| Emergency Medicine | One block |
| Inpatient Pediatrics or One additional block of Internal Medicine |
One block
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PGY-2
| Rotation | Amount of time |
|---|---|
| Consultation Liaison Psychiatry | Four months |
| Emergency Psychiatry | Two months |
| Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | One month |
| Inpatient Adult Psychiatry | One month |
| Adult Forensic Psychiatry | One month |
| Addiction Psychiatry | One month |
| Mixed Services Rotation | One month |
| Road Home Program | One month |
| Resident Continuity Clinic | Half a day a week |
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PGY-3
| Rotation | Amount of time |
|---|---|
| Adult Continuity Clinic and/or Elective Time | Four half days a week |
| Outpatient Women’s Mental Health |
Half a day a week
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| Outpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatry |
Half a day a week
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| Outpatient Addiction Psychiatry |
Half a day a week
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| Outpatient Geriatric Psychiatry |
Half a day a week
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Outpatient Community Psychiatry |
Half a day a week |
| Night float | Two and a half weeks |
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PGY-4
| Rotation | Amount of time |
|---|---|
| Chief Residency Opportunities (optional) | Variable |
| Resident Continuity Clinic | Two half-days |
| Psychiatry Electives | Variable |
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