Principles of community and social psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, cross cultural issues, minority issues, ethics, history of psychiatry, women's issues, and basic principles of office practice management, as well as consideration of career options in the academic and public sectors are all considered. The changing health care systems, managed care influences, and the impact of changing financial systems are also considered as they impact psychiatry and the practicing psychiatrist. In addition to being students, we also expect the residents to be teachers. In the first three years, the resident is in regular contact with third year medical students and is expected to assume considerable responsibility for their clinical training. In the fourth year, senior residents and the chief residents are given the opportunity to participate in didactic offerings to medical students.
Residents have substantial input in the management of the residency program.
There are elected representatives for each year serving on the residency education committee which is the governing body of the residency. Faculty, in collaboration with elected resident representatives, help review, organize and plan the program and curriculum for each resident class.