The PGY IV resident will also provide liasion services to a community advocacy program for seriously mentally ill adults. Elective rotations can be developed by the PGY IV to meet their specific educational needs and professional interests. The range of experiences is limited only by the imagination of the resident. The Program supports the resident in selecting electives and maintains lists of electives which have been approved in the past. The PGY IV residents also continue to manage outpatients as part of their longitudinal psychotherapy experience.
Supervision continues to be provided for ongoing outpatients.
Didactic experiences for PGY IV residents include seminars on neurology, community psychiatry, advanced topics in biological psychiatry, administrative psychiatry, and Journal Club. Residents have supervision scheduled in a manner which favors didactic attendance over other clinical responsibilities. The frequency of duty decreases with seniority, with a PGY II resident having approximately one call per week. The length of duty is 12 hours of night coverage during weekdays, weekends and holidays. Benefits PGY I and PGY II residents receive three weeks of paid vacation.