The psychiatry residency curriculum is designed to progressively guide you in developing the clinical skills, knowledge base, and professionalism essential to becoming a well-rounded, empathic, and effective psychiatrist. Residents are encouraged to identify individual interests throughout training, and devote half-time effort to approved activities in PGY-4. Upon completion of the residency, you will be comfortable pursing independent clinical practice or fellowship training.

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

* Electives

Student Mental Health Treatment, Emergency Psychiatry, Administrative Psychiatry, Psychiatry Research, Chief Residency. Residents may develop an elective experience in other areas in collaboration with a mentor and the residency program director.

Note : Each year includes 4 weeks of vacation.

Sample On-Call Schedule

On call is an important experience in your professional development as a physician. As such, it should enhance (and not interfere with) your education and training. Therefore, there is no scheduled in-house overnight call. During emergency room rotations, residents may work several overnight shifts separated from day shifts. During other psychiatry rotations, residents would work a regular day (or, during the inpatient psychiatry rotations, an extended day no later than 10pm in house) followed by beeper call from home. Frequency of call is every 6th weekday and every 6th weekend day during PGY1 and 2, with every 8th weekday and 8th weekend day for PGY 3 and 4.