Program Curriculum

The curriculum of the EAH Psychiatry Residency is designed to meet the educational objectives of the program and requirements of the ACGME. The clinical and didactic experiences of the residency are designed to provide a solid foundation in diagnosis and treatment during the first two years, then graduate into settings of greater clinical complexity in the PGY-3, and finally expand to positions of team leadership and elective exploration in the PGY-4.

For didactic learning to be clearly relevant and immediately applicable to practice, many lectures are scheduled to coincide with the resident’s current clinical rotation. As examples, lectures on adult psychopathology are presented during the PGY-1 year while on the adult units, while topics related to child & adolescent psychopathology and pharmacology are presented during the PGY-2 rotation in child psychiatry.

As a result, not only are presentations directly relevant to the resident’s current rotation, but learning is balanced between small and large group settings. The small group experience on clinical rotations is balanced by larger groups, such as Journal Club and Grand Rounds, which span all the years PGY-1 through PGY-4.

The didactic schedules for the PGY-1 & 2 and PGY-3 & 4 mirror the expanding clinical experiences of those years. The PGY 1-2 curriculum focuses on diagnosis and treatment; the PGY 3-4 curriculum focuses on specialized topics, wellness, systems of care, and administrative / governing structures within which physicians work. When PGY 3-4 topics also apply to Internal Medicine residents (systems of care, administrative/governing structures), then seminars include residents of both programs, fostering interdisciplinary learning and developing working relationships.