To provide supervision on the inpatient services, there are four faculty psychiatrists to supervise residents and medical students. In addition to the faculty and resident physicians, the psychiatric ward staffs include psychiatric social workers, medical case workers, occupational therapists, recreational therapists, and nursing personnel. Each ward emphasizes short-term acute psychiatric care with the goal of early discharge and continuation of treatment in an appropriate outpatient facility.
Resident supervision is provided in ward rounds and on an individual basis.
As regards the formal curriculum, residents are excused from their clinical duties to attend lectures, seminars, and case conferences. The resident is encouraged to participate in the teaching of medical students. The majority of the patients are in states of crisis and tend to suffer from the major psychiatric disorders. Concerns about suicide, dangerousness, and the capacity to care for self are frequent for the population served. In addition to several staff psychiatrists, the ER staff also includes clinical psychologists, medical case workers, and the nursing staff.