Residency Training Program
in Psychiatry

Programs

THE MAJOR/MINOR PLACEMENT PROGRAM: PGY-IV

The Major/Minor Placement Program in the PG-IV year provides opportunities for electing clinical, scholarship/research and didactic experiences which permit the resident to focus in-depth on an area of special interest. The broad range of placements permits special emphasis on a variety of subjects including psychotherapy, clinical psychopharmacology, clinical and basic science research in neuroscience or other areas, consultation/liaison, geriatrics, addictions, forensic psychiatry, leadership and management in psychiatry and post traumatic stress disorder. Residents can create a unique, individualized training experience to meet their specific educational and career goals.

As an idea, the Concentration Program grew from the recognition that there are a number of possible areas of focus which a psychiatrist might eventually wish to pursue. The Program permits PGY-IV residents to select from several areas of professional concentration to create an individualized program in line with their developing interests and future career goals.

Each resident will elect an area of concentration for the PG-IV year and will be encouraged to devise a program of placements which enhances his/her particular interests. A concentration may be in psychotherapy, general hospital psychiatry, clinical research, basic science research, social and community psychiatry, substance abuse, university health, administrative psychiatry, adolescent psychiatry, consultation psychiatry or other areas.

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