For seven months of the year, every other year, there will be weekly meetings with a team of psychoanalysts. Classic papers in child and adolescent development and therapy are covered. Case consultation is a strong component of this course. Each resident becomes either a part of ongoing research efforts of the faculty, or develops with the faculty members' aid, a project of their own. Presentation at national meetings and publication is strongly encouraged but is not a requirement for graduation.
Residents enjoy a significant involvement in research and some have published their results.
The first is Medication Management Clinic on Monday afternoons and Friday mornings. During this time the residents are supervised directly by a child and adolescent psychiatrist. The residents receive referrals from inpatient psychiatry, psychologists, and other clinics in the hospital. These patients are followed by the resident for the entire period that they are in the program. This provides for the establishment of an ongoing doctor-patient relationship with the patient.