Innovative and Evolving
We are priveliged to care for and learn from our diverse patient population at a wide-array of training sites. As with any program this size, there are a lot of moving parts. Below are the more technical aspects of our robust training schedule. Our program stays agile and flexible through a biannual quality improvement retreat in which residents brainstorm and draft proposals for redesigning and enhancing critical aspects of our residency.
Our faculty approach didactics with a similar spirit of innovation. For example, we divided into groups and put on mini dramatic performances about the stages of childhood development to teach each other during a recent intensive PRITE review session. Many neuroscience didactics include blank diagrams of the brain for residents to label and color with lecture content.
Rotation Schedule
Our residents learn through a robust collection of rotations at a wide range of clinical sites.
PGY-1 | PGY-2 | PGY-3 | PGY-4 |
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VA Inpat Adult Psych 3-4 months | VA Inpat Adult Psych 1-2 months | BMC Inpat Child Psych 1 month | Junior Attending 1 month |
BMC Inpat Adult Psych 1-2 month | BMC Inpat Adol. Psych 1 month | SB County Behav Clinic 1 month | |
BMC Inpat Adult Psych 1 month | BMC Inpat Adol. Psych 1-2 months | BMC Inpat Geri Psych 1 month | BHI PHP 2-3 months |
LLUMC C&L 1-2 months | VA/LLUMC C&L 2-3 months | BMC Inpat Addiction Psych 1-2 months | ECT 1 month |
Night Float 1 month | Night Float 4-6 weeks | Electives 4 months | |
VA Inpatient Neurology 2 months | VA Primary Care Mental Health 4-6 weeks | VA Outpat Geri Psych 1 month | |
VA Inpatient Medicine 1 month | Holistic Mental Health, LLUVAH 4-6 weeks | VA Emergency Psychiatry 1-2 months | |
VA Outpatient Medicine 1 month | VA Emergency Psychiatry 1-2 months | VA Outpat Addiction Psych 4-6 weeks | |
LLUMC Emergency Medicine 1 month | BHI Half-day Child Clinic Weekly (full year) | BHI/SAC Half-day Psychotherapy Clinics Weekly (full year) | |
SAC Outpatient Medicine 1 month | OPTIONAL Forensic Inpatient Psych
DSH: Patton 2 months |
SB County Half-day Outpat Weekly (full year) | Admission Administration Weekly |
Didactic Schedule
Each Thursday afternoon, didactic time is protected. Attendings cover their respective sites so that residents can focus on widening their psychiatric scope through creative and innovative lectures.
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Weekend Coverage
Call hours for VA, BMC, and LLUMC are divided between 5 residents each weekend.
Saturday | Sunday | |
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Resident A | 7am - 5pm VA/BMC | |
Resident B | 7am - 5pm LLUMC | |
Resident C | 7am - 5pm VA/BMC | |
Resident D | 7am - 5pm LLUMC | |
Resident E | 7am - 12 pm VA Weekend Rounding | 7am - 12 pm VA Weekend Rounding |
Night Coverage
Two residents on Night Float rotation will be covering 3 hospitals (VA and BMC by Short Noc shift; and LLUMC by Long Noc shift) from Sunday-Thursday nights (5pm - 7am). On Friday and Saturday night, two residents from non-night float service will be covering night floats.
NEW: effective starting July 2020 a VA psych NP supports these residents by covering VA ED admissions from 7pm-7am every night except Tuesdays (when NP covers from 7pm-3am).
SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | |
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Res A (NF) | 5pm - 2amShort Noc | 5pm - 7amLong Noc | 5pm - 2amShort Noc | 5pm - 7amLong Noc | 5pm - 2amShort Noc | OFF | OFF |
Res B (NF) | 5pm - 7amLong Noc | 5pm - 2amShort Noc | 5pm - 7amLong Noc | 5pm - 2amShort Noc | 5pm - 7amLong Noc | OFF | OFF |
Res C | 5pm - 7amLong Noc | OFF | |||||
Res D | 5pm - 2amShort Noc | OFF | |||||
Res E | OFF | 5pm - 7amLong Noc | |||||
Res F | OFF | 5pm - 2amShort Noc |