Didactic Curriculum

PGY-1 DIDACTICS
In the PGY-1 year, residents are introduced to the fundamentals of inpatient psychiatry, psychopharmacology, and interviewing with an eye toward elements of psychotherapy. Other didactics sessions and seminars are Emergency Psychiatry, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Neuroscience, and Substance Abuse.

PGY-II DIDACTICS
In the PGY-2 year, residents are introduced to psychological testing, developmental theories of childhood, assessment of children and adolescents, and they begin to learn about psychodynamic psychotherapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Other didactic sessions and seminars are on family/couples therapy, human sexuality, cultural psychiatry, and forensic psychiatry.

PGY-III DIDACTICS
In the PGY-3 year, residents are taught group therapy, advanced psychopharmacology, participate in developing an OSCE (Objective Standardized Clinical Experience) Station, and begin to learn from each other’s psychotherapy experiences in a psychotherapy seminar. Additionally, case conferences on adult patients and children take place on a weekly basis and residents participate in Journal Club.

PGY-IV DIDACTICS
In the PGY-4 year, residents learn about some of the different ways local psychiatric groups and individuals set up their private practice, participate in developing an OSCE (Objective Standardized Clinical Experience) Station, address long term issues in psychotherapy in the psychotherapy practicum, and participate in Journal Club. Other didactic sessions and seminars are on ethics and professionalism and psychopharmacology.