Our didactic curriculum offers a rich, varied experience including lectures, journal clubs, grand rounds, case presentations, assigned readings, experiential learning, and group projects, all designed to support steady, excellent learning throughout residency. During each year of training, residents have protected learning time, with clinical duties covered by on-call providers so didactics run without interruption.
Didactic Curriculum Overview
The didactic curriculum builds progressively across all four years of training. Early training focuses on foundational skills, psychiatric interviewing, mental status examination, documentation, and diagnostic classification, alongside an introduction to neuroscience, child and adolescent psychiatry, and core psychotherapy theory. As residents advance, the curriculum deepens into applied psychotherapy practice, structured review of psychiatric disorders, and a year-long study of psychopharmacology, followed by focused coursework in cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic therapy, advanced neuropsychiatry, complex psychopathology, and research methods. In the final year, training shifts toward professional development, covering practice guidelines, ethics, board preparation, and the practical realities of transitioning into independent practice.
Across all four years, residents also take part in a shared curriculum that includes Grand Rounds, journal clubs, case conferences, morbidity and mortality review, quality improvement projects, PRITE exam preparation, and ongoing seminars on cultural diversity and special topics in psychiatry. This shared programming, paired with year-specific coursework, is designed to prepare residents not only to pass their board examinations, but to practice as well-rounded, thoughtful psychiatrists across a range of clinical settings.