Psychiatry Residency

Didactic Sessions

• Our didactics are protected time for our residents. Didactic learning is provided for each class individually and is structured to mirror where our learners are educationally. 
• The PGY1 year consists largely of foundational of psychiatry, neurology, and research. 
• PGY2 didactics dive deeper into disease processes and expand on treatment methodologies. Specialty topics include geriatric psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, and various therapy modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy. 
• The PGY3 curriculum is devoted largely to psychotherapeutic modalities and pairs with our residents doing the majority of their psychotherapy training during this year.
• PGY4 education is largely given to concepts related to transition to practice, where we teach our senior residents about topics such as contracts, practice management, maintenance of certification, etc. This is also the time when our senior residents can engage in electives. In the past these have included palliative care, pain medicine, and interventional psychiatry. 
• We use a variety of teaching styles, including lectures, case discussion, seminars, and case presentation. Our program holds grand rounds monthly and case conferences weekly.