Curriculum Overview/Rotations
PGY-1 Rotations
- Six months of Inpatient Psychiatry
- Strong Memorial Hospital (SMH) General Adult Acute Service and CPEP
- Rochester Psychiatric Center (RPC)
- Four months of Internal Medicine
- SMH Internal Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Behavioral Medical-Surgical Unit (BMSU)
- Two months of Neurology
- Call requirements during Psychiatry rotations: 4 calls per month
Sample Schedule
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 |
| BMSU | |||
| Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 |
| General Adult Acute | |||
| Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 |
| General Adult Acute | Vacation | CPEP | |
| Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 |
| Internal Medicine | |||
| Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 |
| Neurology | |||
| Week 21 | Week 22 | Week 23 | Week 24 |
| Neurology | |||
| Week 25 | Week 26 | Week 27 | Week 28 |
| RPC - Acute Services Unit | |||
| Week 29 | Week 30 | Week 31 | Week 32 |
| RPC - Acute Services Unit | |||
| Week 33 | Week 34 | Week 35 | Week 36 |
| CPEP | Vacation | ||
| Week 37 | Week 38 | Week 39 | Week 40 |
| Emergency Medicine | |||
| Week 41 | Week 42 | Week 43 | Week 44 |
| Internal Medicine | |||
| Week 45 | Week 46 | Week 47 | Week 48 |
| General Adult Acute | |||
| Week 49 | Week 50 | Week 51 | Week 52 |
| General Adult Acute | Vacation | ||
PGY-2 Rotations
- Four months Inpatient Psychiatry
- SMH General Adult Acute Service
- Rochester Psychiatric Center (Forensic Unit)
- One month Inpatient Psychiatry on Geriatric Psychiatry Service
- Two months Inpatient Psychiatry on Child and Adolescent Unit
- Two months Psychiatry Consultation Liaison Service
- One month Addiction Psychiatry (Strong Recovery)
- Three weeks (part-time) Eating Disorders Clinic
- Three weeks (part-time) ECT
- Office-based Practice: 2 hours/week for 5 months
- Call requirements: 4 calls per month
Sample Schedule
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 |
| Child & Adolescent | |||
| Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 |
| Child & Adolescent | |||
| Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 |
| General Adult Acute | |||
| Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 |
| Eating Disorders / ECT | Vacation | ||
| Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 |
| RPC - Forensics Unit | |||
| Week 21 | Week 22 | Week 23 | Week 24 |
| RPC - Forensics Unit | CPEP | ||
| Week 25 | Week 26 | Week 27 | Week 28 |
| Geriatrics | |||
| Week 29 | Week 30 | Week 31 | Week 32 |
| Strong Recovery | |||
| Week 33 | Week 34 | Week 35 | Week 36 |
| Vacation | Consult Liaison | ||
| Week 37 | Week 38 | Week 39 | Week 40 |
| Consult Liaison | |||
| Week 41 | Week 42 | Week 43 | Week 44 |
| Consult Liaison | CPEP | ||
| Week 45 | Week 46 | Week 47 | Week 48 |
| General Adult Acute | |||
| Week 49 | Week 50 | Week 51 | Week 52 |
| General Adult Acute | Vacation | ||
PGY-3 Clinics
For twelve months:
- Adult Ambulatory Office-based Practice (3 half-days/week)
- Long-Term Care Clinic and Seminar (Strong Ties) including the RPC Steve Schwarzkopf Community Mental Health Center (1 1/2 days/week)
- Consultation Clinics: Perinatal Clinic (1 half day/month) and Mental Health Services at the Hall of Justice (1/2 day/week)
For six months:
- Socio-Legal Practicum and Seminar (July-December) (1/2 day/week)
- Elective Clinic (January-June) (1/2 day/week) Examples: PTSD Clinic at the VA, Deaf Wellness Clinic, Child Outpatient Clinic, University Counseling Center)
- Call requirements: 3 calls per month
Sample Schedule
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
AM – Strong Ties |
AM – Adult Ambulatory |
AM – Grand Rounds, Family Therapy Supervision, Sr. Case Conference |
AM – University Counseling Center |
AM – Strong Ties |
LUNCH |
LUNCH |
LUNCH |
LUNCH |
LUNCH |
PM – Strong Ties |
PM – Didactics |
PM – Adult Ambulatory OR Perinatal Consultation Clinic OR Mental Health Services at Hall of Justice |
July – Dec – Socio-Legal Clinic Jan – June Elective |
PM – Adult Ambulatory OR Mental Health Services at Hall of Justice |
PGY-4
For twelve months, the PGY-4 resident's schedule is largely elective. Five hours of office-based practice is required and there are two independent shifts in CPEP.
Sample Schedule
July 1 – August 21, 2011
Research – 1 day / week Ambulatory clinic – 2 half days / week Seminars/Case Conferences – 2 half days / week Elective – ½ day / week Strong Ties – ½ day / week Scholarly project – ½ day / week Chief responsibilities ½ day / week |
August 22 – October 23, 2011
PBL – 3 half days / week Ambulatory clinic – 2 half days / week Seminars/Case Conferences – ½ day / week Elective – ½ day / week Strong Ties – ½ day / week Scholarly project – ½ day / week Chief responsibilities ½ day / week |
October 24 – December 31, 2011
Research – 1 day / week Ambulatory clinic – 2 half days / week Seminars/Case Conferences – 2 half days / week Elective – ½ day / week Strong Ties – ½ day / week Scholarly project – ½ day / week Chief responsibilities ½ day / week |
January 1 – March 31, 2012
Research – 1 day / week Ambulatory clinic – 2 half days / week Seminars/Case Conferences 2 half days / week Elective – ½ day / week Strong Ties – ½ day / week Scholarly project – ½ day / week Chief responsibilities ½ day / week |
April 1 – June 30, 2012
Research – 1 day / week Ambulatory clinic – 2 half days / week Seminars/Case Conferences – 2 half days / week Elective – ½ day / week Strong Ties – ½ day / week Scholarly project – ½ day / week Chief responsibilities ½ day / week |
