The Education Committee of the Institute governs all matters pertaining to training. It is composed of the Training and Supervising Analysts, the chairs of major committees, and two elected Institute Faculty Representatives who are also Teaching Analysts. The Teaching and Associate Teaching Analysts of the Institute are responsible for the presentation of the formal curriculum. The Institute maintains a policy of non-discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and national and ethnic origin. The training program emphasizes the developing nature of psychoanalysis which results from ongoing research and revision in theory and technique.
Course work includes the study of early contributions, contemporary views, and clinical situations.
Ego psychology and drive theory are studied. Alternative formulations are presented and discussed in seminars. Theory and technique are synergistic and continually evolving. Candidates are encouraged to engage actively in scientific questioning. In 1971 the first Candidates from Florida began traveling to the Baltimore-Washington area for classes and supervision of cases.