Chairman's
Greeting
Residency Brochure
Dear
Applicant:
I
am delighted you have chosen our institution to apply
for a residency training position. Let me congratulate
you first on your choice of specialty and second on
your interest in our training program at Loyola
University Stritch School of Medicine. Loyola
University Medical Center is one of the top academic
medical centers in the country and a major institution
in the Midwest. As a Jesuit University it believes
strongly in its mission to “pursue knowledge in the
service of humanity.” You will find the culture of
dedication to learning to be honest and refreshing.
Learning occurs in a caring and friendly environment
and the center faculty is committed to the training of
future specialists.
The Department of Psychiatry and
Behavioral Neurosciences is committed to training
excellent psychiatrists who, at the completion of their
training, will possess the skills and competencies to
practice in the setting of their choice or to pursue
academic and research careers. The Department provides a
variety of clinical opportunities including a wealth of
services and programs at Loyola Medical Center, at the
Hines Veterans Administration Medical Center, mental
health centers and community based satellite clinics.
Thus, the trainee is exposed to a variety of patient
populations from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds and a
broad spectrum of psychopathology. The philosophy of the
Department of Psychiatry is guided by the
biopsychosocial model of mental illness. This model
enables the resident to interact with different
disciplines and mental health professionals and become
enriched from the diverse expertise of these colleagues.
The
Department of Psychiatry enjoys state-of-the-art
facilities at Loyola Medical Center and at the Hines VA
Medical Center. There are ample opportunities for the
trainee to engage in research, biological or
psychosocial, and to prepare for an academic career.
Adjustments can be made to the training curriculum to
accommodate special research interests the resident may
have.
Last but certainly not least, the
opportunities for extracurricular activities within the
University community or the greater Chicago land area
are truly magnificent and virtually limitless.
Sincerely,
Angelos Halaris, MD
Professor and Chairman
Program
Director's Message
Dear
Colleague:
I
would like to second our Chairman’s congratulation of
your decision to enter the field of psychiatry and am
also delighted that you are interested in our residency
program. If one is to become a skill psychiatrist, we
believe that he or she must be trained not only to be an
excellent clinician but also a strong independent
learner.
An
excellent psychiatrist must be a skilled interviewer and diagnostician,
be well-versed in both psychotherapeutic and
psychopharmacologic treatments,
and be an effective treatment team leader who can work with other
physicians, psychologists, social workers and other mental
health workers. You will develop these skills through
your inpatient, consult-liaison, and outpatient
clinical rotation experiences where you will care for
patients with your treatment team.
You will
also further develop your communication skills so that
you are able to clearly and concisely provide
information to your patients, answer questions of your
patient's families, and clarify issues with various
members of the treatment team. Being able to
communicate effectively in various
contexts is another way of describing teaching.
And becoming a good teacher will help you be an
effective clinical psychiatrist.
Equally
important are the opportunities for residents to work
on these “teaching skills” in different settings
with a variety of people. At Loyola you will have the
opportunity to work in clinical and research settings,
at state hospitals and VA hospitals, with medical
students and fellow residents. You will have
learning opportunities by presenting at case
conferences, leading Journal Club, giving a Grand Rounds
talk, and by completing a small research project in your
senior year. Through these experiences over your
four years in Loyola's residency program, your skills
will evolve until you are ready to practice
independently.
You and
your skills will be noticed. From among the over 500
residents at Loyola Medical Center, the senior medical
student class has awarded the "Resident of the
Year" award to one of the psychiatry resident three
times in the past five years. Our recent graduates
have gone on to fellowship programs in Child Psychiatry,
Geriatric Psychiatry, and Substance Abuse
Psychiatry. And as graduation nears, our senior
residents routinely enjoy receiving numerous job offers
from which to choose.
Loyola's
Psychiatry Residency Program will help you become a
competent and accomplished psychiatrist. I look
forward to working with you!
Sincerely,
David
Schilling, M.D.
Residency Program Director
