In the coming years our perspectives about the nature of illness and treatment will be substantially altered by new research findings from a variety of studies in the biological, behavioral, and social sciences. Further, new technologies which allow for the study of normal and pathological brain functions at the level of molecular biology and genetics will be increasingly applied to the study of psychiatric illness. In order to provide education which will meet the needs of psychiatrists into the next century, it is important to have available resources from individuals who participate actively in research studies, and who, therefore are able to provide a perspective from the frontiers of psychiatric knowledge. The educational programs in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Louisville benefit from a variety of ongoing research projects. The topics of these projects span a range of inquiry from the biological through the social sciences.
Faculty have a tradition of receptivity to residency participation in research activities.
While not a required part of the residency curriculum, there are ample opportunities available in the Department of Psychiatry for residents involvement in research activities, and this is encouraged.