Are there any new initiatives within the training program?
The Department of Psychiatry is strengthening its commitment with community partners through the mission to develop a Division of Public Psychiatry. This educational initiative is designed to prepare psychiatrists-in-training for effective and satisfying roles within the community mental health system. Community clinical experiences for residents occur during the second and fourth postgraduate years. Community elective rotations are readily available, including options for involvement in Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams and providing care at the homeless shelter via the mobile crisis van. The program offers lectures about public and community psychiatry to residents at all levels of training. Community psychiatry across the life span is presented with a focus on the following: systems of care, leadership and collaboration as part of a community treatment team, evidence-based community mental health practices, recovery philosophy, integration of physical and mental health care,
