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The Psychiatry Residency Training Program is fully accredited for four years. Clinical rotations reflect the emphasis and goals of each year of training. Didactic material presented in courses and seminars is carefully coordinated with these rotations. Most instruction occurs in small group settings, with faculty representing varied disciplines that include psychiatry, psychology, and social work.
The Residency Training Committee, composed of both faculty and resident members, is responsible for developing, evaluating, and revising the program. Residents regularly evaluate their training experiences and have important input into the selection of their clinical rotations and supervisors. Thus, the program is carefully tailored to the individual needs of residents within the framework of a curriculum designed to maximize opportunities for professional and academic growth.
Research opportunities are available in a number of areas. We have a thriving
program in multi-site clinical trials of psychopharmacological agents. Usually
six or seven of these studies are going on at any time. The department enjoys national prominence for its research of the psychiatric aspects of epilepsy
and pseudo-seizures, under the direction of Dr. Dietrich Blumer. Neil Edwards, M.D. participates in research into
the genetics of schizophrenia. Richard Johnson, M.D. and Clifford Nasdahl, Pharm.D. at the VA Medical Center are studying the effects of atypical anti-psychotic medication on cognition. David Allen, M.D. studies the family dynamics of patients with borderline personality disorder.
William Murphy, Ph.D. is the director of a nationally renowned Child and
Adolescent division for the study and treatment of adolescent sex offenders.
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