The other half is spent with the acute evaluation and treatment unit of the Mobile Mental Health Center at Searcy Hospital. The third year consists of intensive experiences in Outpatient Psychiatry. The USA Department of Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic is located in the Moorer Clinical Sciences Building adjacent to the USA Medical Center. Residents have offices where they see individual patients of all ages. Family and couples therapies are also provided in the Clinic.
Supervision is provided by the full-time faculty members.
Outpatient experience is also provided at the Department of Veterans Affairs Mobile Outpatient Clinic where Residents see individual patients as well as participate in various therapy groups. In the fourth year, Residents undertake a variety of activities to consolidate their training and to prepare for their further careers. These include Consultation and Liaison Psychiatry, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Student Counseling, teaching of junior residents and medical students, administrative responsibilities, research, and electives. They also continue to treat patients they acquired in the second and third years. Longitudinal seminars on theories and practice in Psychiatry are held throughout the program.