Rotation Schedule
PGY 1 Residents
This is a transitional year during which residents rotate in neurology, inpatient
medicine and family medicine. Rotations also include inpatient and geriatric psychiatry
training at the Atlanta Veterans Health Care Systems. Residents are introduced to
patient safety and quality improvement curriculum and ACGME core competency expectations.
| Year 1 | ||||
| 2 months | 2 months | 2 months | 1 month | 5 months |
| Internal Medicine @Grady |
Family Medicine @Grady |
Neurology 1 mo @Grady 1 mo @Emory Decatur |
Inpatient Psychiatry Admissions @Georgia Regional |
Inpatient Psychiatry @Atlanta VA |
PGY 2 Residents
This year provides training and experience in outpatient community psychiatry. Experiences
in child and adolescent psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, psychosocial rehabilitation
and community outreach services are included. Residents participate in patient safety
and quality improvement activities/projects and begin work within the different psychotherapy
competencies.
| Year 2 | |
| 1 day/week for 6 months = 1 month |
11 months |
| Outpatient @Chris 180 |
Intake Clinic Suboxone Clinic Psych OB PSR (Psychosocial Rehab) ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) IDP - Infectious Disease Program Persistent Symptom Treatment/Clozaril Clinic @Grady |
| Clinical Assessment/Psychotherapy - 50% | |
| Research Track - 20% | |
PGY 3 Residents
Residents will complete an emergency psychiatry rotation, consultation-liaison rotation,
forensic rotation, adult inpatient rotation with the severe and persistently mentally
ill at the state hospital, inpatient child and adolescent rotation, and a substance
abuse-trauma recovery rotation. Residents will continue care for long term supervised
psychotherapy cases and patient safety/quality improvement projects.
| Year 3 | |||||
| 3 months | 3 months | 2 months | 2 months | 1 month | 1 month |
| Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry @Grady |
Outpatient Psychiatry Trauma Recovery Program - 50% Substance Abuse Program - 50% @Atlanta VA |
Inpatient Psychiatry to include Forensics @Georgia Regional |
ER Psychiatry - 50% Crisis Stabilization Unit - 50% @Grady |
Inpatient Child @Tanner Willowbrooke |
Outpatient Psychiatry Geriatrics/Cognitive Center of Excellence – 50% ECT - 50% @Atlanta VA |
| Outpatient Psychotherapy – 10% | |||||
| Year 3: Research Track | ||||||
| 2 months | 2 months | 1 month | 1 month | 1 month | 1 month | 4 months |
| Consultation/ Liaison Psychiatry @Grady |
Outpatient Psychiatry Truauma Recovery Program - 50% Substance Abuse Program - 50% @Atlanta VA |
Inpatient Psychiatry to include Forenscics @Georgia Regional |
ER Pscychiatry - 50% Crisis Stabilization Unit - 50% @Grady |
Inpatient Child @Tanner Willowbrooke |
Outpatient Psychiatry Geriatrics/Cognitive Center of Excellence – 50% ECT - 50% @Atlanta VA |
Inpatient Child @Tanner Willowbrooke |
| Outpatient Psychotherapy – 10% | ||||||
PGY-4 Residents
Residents in their fourth year of training will complete a psychotherapy rotation
at the Atlanta VA/CBOC and customize the remainder of their training with elective
clinical experiences.
| Year 4 | ||
| 6 months | 3 months | 3 months |
| Outpatient Psychiatry – 50% East Point CBOC @Atlanta VA Grady Psychiatry Elective – 50% |
TelePsychiatry and Collaborative Care @Morehouse CFHC |
Electives (Eating Disorders,Integrated Clinics, Transgender Clinic, Student Health)
or Research track |