Curriculum and Didactics

We believe the source of our residents' strong clinical capabilities is the extensive clinical experience they receive on rotation through the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine program at MetroHealth Medical Center. All requirements of the residency review committee of the ACGME and American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology are met or exceeded.

The links below provide an overview of our Psychiatry training program:

Psychiatry resident didactics take place weekly, on Wednesdays, from 8 am – 12 pm. During these four (4) hours, residents are protected from clinical duties, as attendance is required.

Resident Didactics

Hybrid didactics model
- Virtual didactics
  - Team-based learning comprised of the following:
    - Case presentations
    - Discussing differential diagnoses
    - Review of diagnostic criteria and treatment options
    - Review of mechanism of action of medications
    - Review of peer-reviewed publication or metanalysis (Journal Club)
    - Sample questions from the previous Psychiatry Resident In-Training Examination (PRITE)
- In-person didactics
  - Interactive, Jeopardy-style quiz games between groups of residents
  - Psychotherapy lectures
  - Lectures on various Psychiatry related topics (CL Psychiatry, Addiction, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, Emergency Psychiatry, Neurology, Forensic Psychiatry, Inpatient and Outpatient Psychiatry, public mental health, health care disparities and inequality)
    - Psychopharmacology Lectures
    - Safety/QI curriculum
    - IDE curriculum
    - M & M
    - Resident professional development series
    - Cultural formulation
    - Movie club
    - Wellbeing and team-building activities
    - Process groups for resident wellbeing being throughout the year
Department Grand Rounds — Every other Wednesday from 12-1 pm
Access to TrueLearn SmartBanks to help prepare for PRITE and Boards

Training Overview

PGY-1

Intern Crash Course

First year residents receive a “Crash Course” in psychiatry that covers essential information including interview skills, mental status exam, documentation, professionalism, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, dementia/delirium, substance use disorders, intro to psychopharmacology, suicide risk assessments, and ECT.

Clinical Rotations:

24 weeks inpatient psychiatry (Mood disorder unit & Thought disorder unit)
4 weeks of Psychiatry Consult Liaison Service
16 weeks of Medicine: Emergency Medicine, Inpatient Internal Medicine, Outpatient Internal Medicine, Outpatient Family Medicine
4 weeks Neurology

PGY-2:

Clinical Rotations:

20 weeks Psychiatry Consult Liaison Service
8 weeks Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
4 weeks of ED Psychiatry
4 weeks of Forensic Psychiatry
4 weeks of Chemical Dependency
4 weeks of Inpatient Psychiatry
4 weeks of Neurology
4 weeks of Night Float

PGY-3:

Clinical Rotations:

12 months Outpatient Psychiatry: Adult Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Chemical Dependency, Correctional Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Night Float
Research/Administrative time

PGY-4:

Clinical Rotations:

6 months Senior Resident/Junior Attending: Inpatient ICU Psychiatry, Psychiatry CL service
6 Months psychiatry electives (jail, addiction/MAT, ECT/TMS, geriatrics, Population Health, research, neurology, sleep, women’s health, PRIDE clinic, etc.)
Longitudinal Psychopharmacology Clinic through Recovery Resources
Chief/Research Time