Our Department's long heritage of family-focused care is retained through family therapies training and supervision for residents. Didactics on family systems topics begin in the PGY-1 year, and supervision in family interventions is a routine part of training. Additional formal and informal elective experiences are available through the Division of Family Programs, which offers fellowship certification. Specialty Populations Addictions Psychiatry Our Department is fortunate to have a continuum of services for patients with addictions. These include inpatient, partial hospital, general and methadone maintenance clinics, and family support groups.
Elective opportunities are available for senior residents.
Didactic seminars in the first three years of training include topics in addictions psychiatry. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Exposure to child and adolescent psychiatry is important for general psychiatric trainees. Didactics in the PGY-1 year in normal development and psychopathology provide a developmental perspective and highlight child topics. Geriatric Psychiatry PGY-2 residents have a two month rotation on our geriatrics inpatient service. In these settings, residents are supervised by psychogeriatric specialists and work with geriatric fellows.