In Spokane, residents are also exposed to exceptional clinical experiences in Child and Adolescent psychiatry, community psychiatry, and long-term psychotherapy. Elective time is scheduled during Spokane rotations and includes many options for special experiences, including rotations in the Legal Offender Unit of Eastern State Hospital, Geropsychiatry, Partial Hospitalization, Indian Health Service, research in connection with the Research and Training Institute of Eastern Washington, special child and adolescent experiences, chemical dependency programs at Deaconess Medical Center, and rural psychiatry in Montana, Wyoming, or Alaska. Special Benefits for Residents Applicants have frequently expressed concern about the inconvenience of moving from Seattle to Spokane halfway into their training. The end of the Seattle rotation and the start of the Spokane program is scheduled to allow ample time to move. Travel expenses for these trips are paid for by the program.
Faculty also travel between Spokane and Seattle to maintain continuity in didactic programs.
All meals are provided gratis at Sacred Heart Medical Center cafeteria. Residents enjoy free parking at all program locations. Adequate funds are available for the acquisition of educational materials such as books and videotapes. Residents are also assisted with expenses incurred in attending conferences and professional seminars. Please note that the Spokane Track participates in the National Resident Matching Program with a separate University of Washington match number.