Psychiatry Residency Curriculum
Our curriculum progressively guides you in developing the clinical skills, knowledge base, and professionalism essential to becoming a well-rounded, empathic, and effective psychiatrist. You’re encouraged to identify individual interests throughout training, and devote half-time effort to approved electives in PGY-4. Upon completion of the residency, you will be comfortable pursuing independent clinical practice or fellowship training.
Year 1
| 3 Months | 1 Month | 2 Months | 1 Month | 3 Months | 1 Month | 1 Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine | Emergency Medicine | Neurology | Substance Abuse | Inpatient Psychiatry | Emergency Psychiatry | Geriatric Psychiatry |
Year 2
| 6 Months | 3 Months | 3 Months |
|---|---|---|
| Inpatient Psychiatry | Consultation Psychiatry |
3/4 time Child Partial Hospital 1/4 time Outpatient Psychiatry |
Year 3
| 12 Months | 1 Day/Week for 1 Month |
|---|---|
| Outpatient Psychiatry (80% Adult, 20% Child) | Forensic Psychiatry |
Year 4
| 12 Months: Half-Time | 12 Months: Half-Time |
|---|---|
| Outpatient Psychiatry | Elective: Chief Residencies, Consultation Psychiatry, Combat-related PTSD, Women's Mental Health, Administrative Psych, Student Mental Health, Crisis Intervention, Research |
Electives
Residents may develop an elective experience in other areas in collaboration with a mentor and the residency program director.
Examples of current electives that are offered for PGY 4 residents:
- Chief Resident Elective
- Inpatient Psychiatry
- Inpatient Adult/Child Consults
- Women’s Mental Health Clinic
- Integrated Behavioral Health Clinic
- BMC Neurotherapeutics
- Baystate Ethics
- Baystate Neurology
- Sleep Medicine
- Research Elective
- QI/Patient Safety
- BHN PACT
- VA and VA addiction psychiatry
- Austin Riggs Intensive Outpatient Program
- Worcester Recovery Forensics Elective
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