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Curriculum/Rotations


 

Clinical Rotations

13 four-week blocks per academic year

 
 

PGY 1

PGY 2

 

Orientation & Bootcamp (1)

Inpatient Psychiatry (4)

ED Psychiatry (1)

Neurology Consults (2)

Forensic Psychiatry (1)

Emergency Medicine (1)

Inpatient Medicine (3)

Inpatient Child Psychiatry (1)

Outpatient Child Psychiatry (½ day per week)

Addiction Psychiatry (2)

Geriatric Psychiatry (1)

Elective/Selective (1)

Inpatient Psychiatry (3)

Crisis Residential Treatment & Skilled Nursing Special Treatment Program (1)

CL/ED Psychiatry (4)

 

PGY 3

PGY 4

 

Outpatient Psychiatry (13)

Community Psychiatry

Psychotherapy

Partial Hospitalization Program & Intensive Outpatient Program

Inpatient Psychiatry (3)

CL/ED Psychiatry (3)

Crisis Residential Treatment & Skilled Nursing Special Treatment Program (2)

Elective/Selective (4)

 

 

Didactic Topics (Sample Overview)

One ½ day protected time per week

 
 

PGY 1

PGY 2

 

Foundations of Psychiatry 

Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Basic Psychopharmacology 

Core Clinical Skills

Neurology 

Forensic Psychiatry 

Foundations of Sub-Specialties: 

Child & Adolescent 

Geriatric

Addiction

Consult Liaison 

Intermediate Psychopharmacology

 

PGY 3

PGY 4

 

Outpatient Psychiatry 

Advanced Psychopharmacology 

Psychotherapy 

Women’s Mental Health

Advanced Psychopharmacology 

Administrative Psychiatry 

Leadership & Career Transitions

Board Preparation 

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

 

PGY 1-4 Joint Sessions 

 

Psychiatry In-training Exam Prep

Simulation Labs

Grand Rounds

Journal Club 

Morbidity & Mortality/Case Conferences

National Neuroscience Curriculum (NNCI)

Team Building/Wellness

Research Workshops

Poster & Clinical Vignettes Practice

Interdisciplinary Collaboration with Family Medicine

 

 

Leadership & Teaching Opportunities

 
 
  • Chief Resident(s)

  • Academic Senior(s)

  • Administrative Senior 

  • Central California Psychiatric Society Representative 

  • GMEC Representative 

  • Social Committee/Wellness Chair

 

  • Presentations: Clinical, Didactics, & Grand Rounds

  • Teaching Medical Students & Junior Residents

  • Elective Rotation Experiences in: 

    • Junior Program Director

    • Junior Attending

    • Junior Dept. Chair

    • Junior Chief Medical Officer

    • Teaching 

 

 

Scholarly Activity/Research

Curriculum  

Quality Improvement &

Patient Safety Curriculum 

 
 
  • Research Selective Rotation 

  • CITI Certification

  • Workshops

  • Scientific Inquiry

  • IRB Protocol & Manuscript 

  • Abstract/Poster Construction

  • Scholarly Activity Project Deliverables: 

  • Manuscript of Publishable Quality

  • Regional/National Presentation 

  • Grand Rounds Presentation 
  • QIPS modules

  • Participation in Focus Reviews

  • Participation in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) 

  • QIPS Committee Attendance and Participation 

  • Completion of an approved QIPS Project