Research opportunities are individually designed for residents. Fellowships in child, substance abuse, research, psychopharmacology, geriatrics, and administrative psychiatry are available at the end of residency. Additionally, numerous experiences are available in community psychiatry as well as public and private sector psychiatry. Faculty members, representing the gamut of psychiatric specialties, offer the housestaff unusually well-balanced training opportunities. In the course of the four-year program, residents gain exposure to all contemporary theories of mental illness and practice in all current treatment methods.
Clinical work is varied and closely supervised.
The department retains a diverse faculty. A number of faculty members are involved in major research efforts, notably basic and clinical research in the areas of genetics, neurochemistry, psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, substance abuse, child and adolescent psychiatry, and the epidemiology of all mental disorders. The faculty's overriding commitment is to teaching. Faculty research projects are considered resources to students, who have the option of participating in a number of ongoing laboratory and clinical investigations. The department's academic commitment is evidenced by the ready participation of faculty in seminars, supervision, and on-site teaching.