Anchoring the didactic curriculum are three sequential courses, Psychotherapy, Human Development, and Pharmacology. These courses are designed to present to residents a balance between the biologic aspects of psychiatry and the psychotherapeutic aspects of psychiatry. Courses are reviewed every spring by the Residency Education Committee as to whether or not they meet the goals and objectives designed for residency training. Dr. Robert Miller continues to direct a very successful Forensic Fellowship at the PGY V level. The residency has been able to attract two fellows per year for training.
Residents receive training in both civil and criminal aspects of psychiatry.
In addition to doing forensic evaluations, residents have an opportunity to work with the Department of Corrections in an ongoing format. The addiction psychiatry residency is a 12-month PGY V clinically oriented experience. Residents spend the majority of their time between Denver Health Medical Center and the Denver Veterans Administration Medical Center. They also spend a portion of their time seeing child and adolescent addiction problems through the Colorado Psychiatric Hospital child program. Nearly all graduates take their board certification exam within two years of graduation.