Based on a predetermined schedule, either a patient is interviewed or a videotaped patient interview is introduced for discussions. At any given rounds, different issues such as interviewing skills, differential diagnoses, psychodynamic formulations, pharmacotherapy and psychosocial interventions are addressed. Journal Club meetings which are included in the Thursday Morning Rounds are devoted to a critical review of current journal articles. Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program Report Residents meet daily with faculty to review their work with patients seen in CPEP during night call. Lethality assessment, crisis management, and other clinical, administrative, and forensic issues are discussed.
Electives Supplementing the core training are three to six months of elective time.
The electives allow residents to gain more in-depth training in particular areas of interest. Elective rotations are developed in consultation with the Director of Residency Training. Teaching electives are also available with the resident participating in undergraduate and graduate programs conducted for medical students and other professional students at the University at Buffalo under the aegis of the Department of Psychiatry. Additionally, there is an option for a Junior Attending elective, which includes the development of administrative skills and direct supervision of junior residents. Page created by Alfonso Tan III, M.D .