UCLA-San Fernando Valley
Psychiatry Training Program
16111 Plummer Street, Bldg. 10
Education Office (116A3)
North Hills, CA 91343
ph: (818) 895-9349
fax: (818) 895-9437
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Curriculum
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The UCLA-San Fernando Valley Psychiatry Training Program is a major training center for clinical and research programs. Multiple sites complement each other for a balanced clinical experience. Our program offers ample opportunities for residents to work in several different hospital systems (inpatient and outpatient) including Olive View Medical Center, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, UCLA/NPI, Sepulveda VA Medical Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, California State University-Northridge Student Counseling Center, San Fernando Valley Community Clinic, among other. Electives are also offered at these and other institutions around Greater Los Angeles.
Residents get a vast outpatient experience starting PGY II including medication continuity clinics and psychotherapy clinics with intensive training in psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, cognitive behavioral, interpersonal and group psychotherapy.
This provides residents with a diverse case population and exposure to various hospital systems. These clinics and rotations are listed below.
Didactics
An eclectic didactic curriculum and a diverse faculty exposure supplement the clinical experience, resulting in a well rounded and solid foundation in the field. To optimize clinical knowledge, residents achieve individual and course supervision for each clinic and rotation. PGY II onwards, residents receive 4 hours/week of individual supervision in addition to 4-5 hours of dedicated weekly didactic seminars.
Abbreviations for training sites used below are described on thetraining site.
Rotations:
Rotational plan
ROTATIONAL PLAN* | |
PGY I | PGY II** |
2 months Medicine Inpatient Service (OVMC) | 2 months Psychiatry Inpatient Service (OVMC) |
2 months Medicine Outpatient Service (PACE-VAGLAHS) | 2 months Psychiatry Inpatient Service (UCLA-NPI) |
1 month Neurology Inpatient Service (OVMC) | 1 month Psychosocial Recovery and Rehab (VAGLAHS) |
1 month Psychiatric Emergency Room (OVMC) | 2 months Neurology Outpatient Service (VAGLAHS, OVMC) |
3 months Psychiatry Inpatient Service (OVMC) | 6 months Consultation/Liaison Service (VAGLAHS, OVMC) |
2 months Psychiatry Inpatient Service (UCLA-NPI) | 10 hours/week outpatient treatment |
2 months Psychiatry Inpatient Service (VAGLAHS) | 8 hours/week didactic seminars & supervision |
8 hours/week didactic seminars & supervision | |
PGY III | PGY IV |
6 months Child Psychiatry (UCLA-NPI, Cedars) | 13 months half-time electives*** & outpatient rotations |
3 months Community Mental Health (SFMHC) | 4 hours/week Student Counseling Center(CSUN) |
2 months Geropsychiatry (VAGLAHS) | 4 hours/week PSYPCE (VAGLAHS) |
2 months Outpatient Chemical Dependency (VAGLAHS) | 4 hours/week Mood Disorders Clinic (VAGLAHS) |
4 hours/week PSYPCE (VAGLAHS), 10 hours/week outpatient treatment | 15 hours/week outpatient treatment |
8 hours/week didactic seminars & supervision | 8 hours/week didactic seminars & supervision |
**PGY II positions are also available for new housestaff entering a three year program. The rotational plans for residents who enter as new PGY II's or III/IV's are customized according to the resident's needs and Program requirements.
***Electives include Forensics, Social & Community Psychiatry, Medical Student Teaching, Chief Residency, Research, etc.
PGY I
Inpatient Medicine (OVMC)
Outpatient Medicine(SVA)
Inpatient Psychiatry(OVMC)
Inpatient Psychiatry(WLA-VA)
Inpatient Psychiatry(UCLA/NPI)
Psychiatry ER (OVMC)
Inpatient Neurology(OVMC)
2 months
2 months
3 months
2 months
2 months
1 month
1 month
-Seminars
Didactics
Supervision-
PGY II
Consultation Liaison (SVA, OVMC)
Inpatient Psychiatry(OVMC)
Inpatient Psychiatry(UCLA/NPI)
Psychosocial Recovery & Rehab (SVA)
Outpatient Neurology (SVA)
6 months
2 months
2 months
1 month
2 months
--Seminars
Didactics
Supervision--
Outpatient
Psychotherapy
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Continuity
Clinic
PGY III
Community
Psychiatry
(SFMHC)Chemical
Dependency
(SVA)Geropsychiatry
(SVA)Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
(Cedars Sinai)Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
(UCLA/NPI)3 months
2 months
2 months
3 months
3 months
--Seminars
Didactics
Supervision--
Outpatient
Psychotherapy
PCE
Continuity
Clinic
PGY IV
Half-time Outpatient Treatment
Student Counseling Center (CSUN)
Mood Disorders Clinic (SVA)
Psychotherapy/Continuity/PCE Clinics (SVA)
Half-time Electives
Chief Residency
Research/Teaching
Clinical Electives
--Seminars
Didactics
Supervision--
Outpatient Schedule
PGY II | PGY III | PGY IV | |
Geropsychiatry Clinic. (SVA) | 2 months | ||
CSUN. (Cal State Univ.Northridge) | 12 months | ||
PSY PCE Clinic. (Multidisciplinary.SVA) | 12 months | 12 months | |
Continuity Clinic.(SVA) | 12 months | 12 months | 12 months |
PsychotherapyClinic.(SVA) | 12 months (7-10 hours/week) | 12 months (10-15 hours/week) | 12 months (15-20 hours/week) |
Grand Rounds (Wednesdays 12 PM - 1:15 PM):
- Oct. 12, 2011: Dr. Szeftel MD Director of Child Pscyhiatry Cedars Sinai. "Austistic disorder spectrum in children and adults"
- Oct. 19, 2011: Alexander H. Fan MD Director of Bipolar disorders programs Cedars Sinai "The Case of Marilyn Monroe: Psychiatry and Celebrity in the City City of Angels"
- Oct. 26, 2011: Psychology interns at Sepulveda VA "Assessing and Improving Patients Sexual Health"
- Nov. 2, 2011: Alexander Bystritsky MD Director of Anxiety disoders program UCLA "Treatment of the anxiety disorders"
- Nov. 9, 2011: David Krantz MD Professor in residence UCLA "Changes in the function of neurotransmitter transporters and synaptic transmission and behavior"
- Nov. 16, 2011 No Grand rounds
- Nov. 23, 2011: Jamie Feusner MD Director of the UCLA OCD Intensive treatment program "Complex treatment of OCD"
- Nov. 30, 2011 Donna Ames MD Professor of Psychiatry in Residence at UCLA/ Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System "Recovery in Mental Illness and Mind-Body Treatments"
- Dec. 7, 2011 Mark DeAntonio MD Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at UCLA will talk about ADHD
- Dec. 14, 2011 George Bartzokis MD Professor of Neurology at UCLA, Clinical Core Director at the Alzheimer Disease Research Center at UCLA. "Neurogliapharmacology: White Matter Pathophysiologies and Psychiatric Treatments"
- Dec. 21, 2011 TBA
- Dec. 28, 2011 No Grand Rounds Winter Holidays
Resources: - American Psychiatric Association (APA)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- JournalWatch
- PubMed-Medline
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
16111 Plummer Street, Bldg. 10
Education Office (116A3)
North Hills, CA 91343
ph: (818) 895-9349
fax: (818) 895-9437
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