
Curriculum
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Residents will have dedicated time for didactics every Thursday afternoon during the four years. Along with didactics, other educational activities such as case conference, grand rounds, workshops, and journal clubs will occur on a rotation basis. As per ACGME requirements, residents will also do a Quality Improvement (QI) QI project under allocated protected time. We value wellness for both residents and faculty, and we appreciate the GME department's support and emphasis on this aspect in all its programs.
Curriculum By Year
Inpatient Psychiatry:
- “Crash course” to ease into residency
- Basic psychiatric assessments and treatment
- Learn local systems
- Light clinical patient load
- After first month, intern may continue with inpatient psychiatry (total time – 4 months)
Required Rotations:
- Neurology (2 months with 4 years) with at least one month in the first year
- Family Medicine Clinic (2 months)
- Hospital Medicine/Internal Medicine (2 months)
- Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (2 months)
No psychiatry call
Outpatient Psychiatry
- Understanding integration of medical management, psychotherapy, and procedural interventions
- Biopsychosocial model
- Art of building long-term patient-centered care
- Optimize functionality and mental health
- Training in several therapeutic modalities
- Minimize need for crisis services
Rotations will occur in a variety of settings
Exposure to faculty, therapists, psychologists, LCSWs, behavioral care managers, etc.
Subset of each resident caseload will be dedicated to practice of psychotherapy
Panel of child and adolescent patients
Level of independence increases
Teaching and mentoring junior residents
Longitudinal outpatient panel
Rotations include:
- Community (1 month)
- Addictions (1 month)
- Forensics (1 month)
- Emergency (2 months)
- Geriatrics/Neuromodulation (1 month)
- Child and Adolescent (2 months)
- Consultation-Liaison (2 months)
- Inpatient Psychiatry (2 months)
Focus on advanced responsibilities in mentoring and teaching junior residents
- Emergency
- Geriatrics/Neuromodulation
- Consultation-Liaison
- Addictions
- Inpatient Psychiatry
Resident as Teacher Leader
Electives
Scholarship and Research
Outpatient panels
Educational Conferences
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Educational Goals
To provide a broad-based program of graduate medical education in multiple clinical settings designed to facilitate the choice of and preparation for entry into general or specialty psychiatric practice.
Resources
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Rotation Schedule
All PGY1 residents will be on the same service in their first month of residency for a “crash course” in psychiatry. This time will feature added didactics towards learning the basics of being a resident, psychiatric assessment/treatment, and building familiarity with local systems. Clinical load will be reduced to allow for the additional instruction.
Block | PGY-1 | PGY-2 | PGY-3 | PGY-4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Block 1 | Inpatient Psychiatry July – all residents | Outpatient Psychiatry | C/L Psychiatry | Emergency Psychiatry |
Block 2 | Neurology | Outpatient Psychiatry | C/L Psychiatry | Emergency Psychiatry |
Block 3 | Neurology | Outpatient Psychiatry | Emergency Psychiatry | Inpatient Psychiatry |
Block 4 | Inpatient Psychiatry | Outpatient Psychiatry | Emergency Psychiatry | Inpatient Psychiatry |
Block 5 | C/L Psychiatry | Outpatient Psychiatry | Inpatient Psychiatry | C/L Psychiatry |
Block 6 | C/L Psychiatry | Outpatient Psychiatry | Inpatient Psychiatry | C/L Psychiatry |
Block 7 | FM Outpatient | Outpatient Psychiatry | Child-Adolescent Psychiatry | Electives |
Block 8 | FM Outpatient | Outpatient Psychiatry | Child-Adolescent Psychiatry | Geriatrics/Neuromodulation |
Block 9 | IM Inpatient | Outpatient Psychiatry | Geriatrics/Neuromodulation | Addiction Psychiatry |
Block 10 | IM Inpatient | Outpatient Psychiatry | Addiction Psychiatry | Electives |
Block 11 | Inpatient Psychiatry | Outpatient Psychiatry | Forensics Psychiatry | Electives |
Block 12 | Inpatient Psychiatry | Outpatient Psychiatry | Community Psychiatry | Electives |
| Begin class QI project. Protected research time 5% - may advance in upper years | 20 - 50% Psychotherapy modalities. Caseload cant exceed more than 20% child/adolescents | Services will allow resident flexibility to see continuity outpatients typically during afternoons. | Services will allow resident flexibility to see continuity outpatients typically during afternoons |
Abbreviations: FM: Family Medicine IM: Internal Medicine C/L: Consultation-Liaison
Simulation
Residents will have the opportunity to receive simulated and immersive training in various psychiatric encounters through the use of Objective Structured Clinical Encounters (OSCE).
Contact Us
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Taylor Welsh
Program Coordinator
Email: taylor.welsh@med.fsu.edu
2600 Centennial Place
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Phone: 850-431-0719
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