General Residency Program Clinical Rotations
PGY-4 Rotations
The final year of training provides residents with an opportunity to explore additional areas and develop unique interests. Protected core curriculum time is used for advanced topics and preparation for independent practice.
Senior residents spend 1 month at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry, a highly-respected facility with a high level of inpatient and outpatient clinical activity. The Forensic Center focuses on the interface between the criminal justice system and community psychiatry. Residents participate in outpatient evaluations of patients’ competence to stand trial, degree of criminal responsibility, and other legal issues. Fifteen full-time psychiatrists with special qualifications in forensic psychiatry, as well as a large number of psychologists, social workers, and others, contribute to the experience.
PGY-4 residents return to the university’s Consultation/Liaison Service for 2 months of supervised clinical work. They have the opportunity to provide teaching and guidance to junior residents on the service, under the direction of faculty.
Senior residents spend 1 month in a teaching and supervisory role on the VA Inpatient Service, where they interact with PGY-1 and PGY-2 residents on the service, but are not responsible for direct patient care.
Ample time is provided during the year for elective rotations. Many residents choose to return to rotations in which they developed interest earlier in the residency, while others pursue training in new settings. Popular experiences include a homeless outreach program through CMH, work with students and families on the main university campus, community outreach clinics, sexual disorders clinic, corrections-based services, and many others. Residents are encouraged to develop new experiences that will enrich their own training and contribute new ideas to the residency program. In fact, many of the established electives were resident initiatives.
General Residency Program Clinical Rotations:
