Conference Schedule

PGY-1

During the PGY-1 year, you will cover many of the underlying foundations of psychiatric practice, particularly those used in the acute setting (i.e., emergency department, inpatient), including the following: 

• Foundational Psychiatry Acute Context – introduction to psychiatry as a profession and how various diagnoses present and are managed in the emergency and inpatient settings
• Introduction to Psychopharmacology - general overview of underlying pathophysiology of various disorders and common medications used to treat them
• Introduction to Psychotherapy – provides a foundation of core elements present throughout all types of therapy and introduction to crisis management skills
• Interview Skills – review of basic psychiatric interview skills and various methods to improve one’s interviews
• Clinical Neurology – review of basic Neurology concepts, such as the neurological exam, neuroanatomy, and neuroradiology, to provide foundational knowledge for neurology rotations and discussion of clinical neuroscience in later years 

PGY-2

As you progress to PGY-2, you will build on the knowledge learned in PGY-1, building more comfort with applying your newfound knowledge in the inpatient, consult-liaison, and emergency department settings, as well as growing in your identity as a psychiatrist: 

• Foundational Psychiatry Inpatient/CL – provides residents a primer in CL psychiatry before expanding on the resident’s understanding of psychopharmacology, focusing on the underlying clinical neuroscience present in different psychiatric diagnoses, and introducing the use of various neuromodulation modalities, such as ECT and TMS.
• Integrative Psychotherapy – expands on the core elements taught in the Introduction to Psychotherapy course, providing foundational knowledge regarding more integrative approaches to therapy
• Supportive Therapy – provides residents with a solid base in the most widely used form of therapy
• Personality Disorders and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy – actively engages residents in the understanding of psychodynamic principles and theories through the lens of personality disorders
• Residents as Teachers – provides residents with focused instruction on how to supervise interns and medical students, including direct observation, supervision, narrative assessment, and more.
• Research 101 – residents receive an overview of the research project from the initial emergence of an idea to the final submission for publication/presentation to assist them in planning their scholarly activity project
• Clinical Neurosciences 101 – Building on the Clinical Neurology course, these sessions help tie the neurology learned as an intern to the work they will be doing as psychiatrists 

 PGY-3

Starting in the PGY-3 year, resident didactics continue to build upon previous years, expanding the previously gained information to the outpatient setting: 

• Foundational Psychiatry Outpatient – expands on previous years didactics, changing the focus from inpatient presentation to outpatient presentations, including how dosing might vary, as well as more focused sessions on special topics, such as ethics/forensics, child and adolescent, geriatrics, perinatal, sleep, and addictions.
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapies and Beyond – building on prior year’s didactics, residents will continue to expand their therapy horizons, learning more about CBT, mindfulness-based therapies, and evidence-based trauma therapies.

PGY-4

PGY-4 didactics will take all that was learned in previous years and help you put it all together in a way you can take this on into your individual practice following residency. In addition to hitting on special topics, such as disaster psychiatry and global mental health, you will be provided sessions on healthcare business, advanced clinical teaching, and board review. 

Practice-based learning

All years participate in a practice-based learning initiative with a different focus in each year of training. There is a residency-wide journal club and case conferences that occur on a monthly basis, allowing residents of all years a place to interact with their peers and faculty members to grow in their understanding of psychiatry.