Does WPIC support and train residents who are interested in teaching?
Absolutely. Residents have a significant educational role at the University of Pittsburgh, and WPIC values this mission, which is also an ACGME requirement. The most important teaching role for residents has been teaching third-year medical students during their clinical clerkship on psychiatry; residents are also involved in other clinical and elective experiences with medical students, and many serve as small group facilitators in preclinical courses or as mentors for students interested in psychiatry as a possible specialty. Some lecture to medical student audiences on a variety of topics, or created educational materials (quizzes, websites) to further the teaching mission of the department. Residents receive much formal and informal feedback on their teaching efforts, and this information is reviewed in annual meetings with the training director. Residents teach other trainees and students in a variety of settings, most prominently during WPIC-wide journal clubs and clinical grand
