General Psychiatry Residency Program - The Univ of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Rotation Description

Level PGY-1 Rotations
Primary Care (4 months)

Inpatient Internal Medicine (2 months)

Pediatrics or Internal Medicine Specialty Service (2 months)

Neurology Wards (1 month)
Psychiatric Inpatient Units (7 months)

University Hospital Psychiatry Unit

VA Adult Admitting Units

VA Admitting Unit (neuropsychiatry beds)

Wilford Hall Medical Center Psychiatry Unit

Disorders on these units include

Major affective disorders

Schizophrenia and related disorders

Personality disorders

Organic mental disorders

Substance abuse disorders

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Level PGY-2 Rotations
Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry (4 months)

University Hospital and VA Hospital (2 months)

Wilford Hall Medical Center (2 months)

Collaboration with physicians on medical, surgical and ob/gyn services

Topic-centered case conferences

Reading seminars

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1 months)
Outpatient Care

Behavior disorders

Learning disabilities

Neuroses

Psychoses

Abuse/Neglect

Family therapy
Geriatric (1 month)
Substance Abuse (1 month)

University Hospital Psychiatric Emergency Services (2 months)

Emergency room/triage (2 months), including Night Float. The "night float" system eliminates residents having to work all day after being up in the ER/triage all night. It was developed by the residents and remains a popular mechanism for covering on-call responsibilities.

Seminars

Clinical teaching by faculty

Close supervision

Neuropsychiatry (1 month)

Psychotherapy (3 long-term patients)

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Level PGY-3 Rotations
This all-outpatient year emphasizes continuity of care, allowing long-term psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatments. Three days a week are spent at one or more of the 3 following sites:

Center for Health Care Services Mental Health Clinic

VA Hospital outpatient psychiatry clinic

VA Psychiatric/Primary Care Clinic (PRIME)

Psychotherapy (long-term patients)

Five patients per week, or

Lead an insight-oriented psychotherapy group in lieu of two patients
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Level PGY-4 Rotations
Teaching/Administrative Psychiatry “Junior Faculty” (4 months)
Forensics (2 months)
Research (2 months)

Patient care

Resident, medical student, & nurse education

Ward management

Managed Care (1 months)

Elective time (5 months)

Freedom to pursue areas of interest and explore career choices
Teaching responsibilities

Medical students in psychiatry courses and clerkships

Interns on inpatient units
Supervised treatment

Long- and short-term psychotherapy patients throughout the year

Psychotherapy (7 long-term patients)

Neurology (1month, if needed)
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