Tracks for Psychiatry Residents

We offer a several tracks to help our residents’ tailor their training to align with their long-term professional interests and goals. Please let us know when you interview if you’re interested in any of these tracks and we’ll be happy to share more information.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry "Track"

This track is designed to give residents with an interest in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry additional exposure to the field early in their clinical training.

Elements of the Track:

As a PGY-1, residents in this track may elect to complete one block of inpatient Pediatrics in lieu of adult Internal Medicine and one block of Emergency/Ambulatory Pediatrics in lieu of adult Emergency/Ambulatory Medicine.
As a PGY-2, residents in this track may elect to complete one block of Pediatric Neurology in lieu of adult Neurology and to pursue elective experiences within Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

In PGY-3 and PGY-4 years (if not fast-tracking into Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship), residents in this track have access to expanded opportunities in outpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Leadership in Medical Education Track

The Psychiatry Residency program, in collaboration with Internal Medicine, Neurology, Pediatrics, and Emergency Medicine, offers a “Leadership in Medical Education (LME)” track that commences in the PGY-2 year of training. Residents typically apply during PGY1, but may be able to apply during PGY2, depending on projected length of adult residency (i.e., fast-tracking to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship) as track is designed to be three years in length.

Elements of the Track:

Participation in bi-annual seminars on academic careers, educational principles, curricular strategies, adult learning theory and other aspects of medical education.
Involvement in IQ and/or IQ+ at the medical school.
A scholarly component that would need to be completed by the time of graduation or transfer to a fellowship program (could be an educational research project, development of a curricular series, or other educationally focused project).
Engagement in teaching: Psychiatry Residency, Block 6, teaching to other department residency programs (e.g., Internal Medicine, Neurology, Family Medicine).
Participation in one “outside” CME program related to education/leadership.
Participation in the GME and the SOM Education Retreats (submissions strongly encouraged; attendance required).
Participation in four day-long programs at the Weatherhead School of Management; completion of these programs will earn the participant a Certificate in Leadership in Medical Education from Weatherhead.