Didactics


The didactic curriculum is an essential part of the training program which reflects its overall philosophy.  The residents are excused from their clinical duties during the scheduled courses to allow them to attend on a regular basis.

Residents participate actively in the modification and design of the curriculum. All courses are reviewed at the annual curriculum meeting. Residents regularly evaluate all instructors and supervisors.

The following reflects the class schedules for each year:

PGY I

 

Start-up (levitation) Course - Introductory course during the first month of the PGY I year on the Inpatient Psychiatry Service at OVMC.

 

Core Didactics: This series of lectures is held on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons from early July until mid-October.  Lecture series include:

     Clinical Psychopharmacology

     Special Topics in Psychiatry

     Phenomenology & DSM IV

     Dynamic Theory

     Psychiatric Interviewing

     Forensics

     Biomedical Ethics

     PRITE Review


In addition, the following are held throughout the entire year:

     Journal Club

     Clinical Case Conferences - OVMC

     Colloquium

     

PGY II

 

Core Didactics:  Lecture series held Wednesday afternoons through the entire year including course titles:

     Intro to Psychotherapy

     Outpatient Psychopharmacology

     History of Psychiatry

     Group Psychotherapy

     Family Therapy

     Child Development I

     Ego and Self Psychology

     Psychoanalytic Theory

     Neuroscience

     Clinical Neuropsychiatry

     Journal Club

     Case Conference Series - OVMC

     Colloquium

      

PGY III

 

Core Didactics:  Lecture series held Wednesday afternoons through the entire year including course titles:

     Olive View Special Topics

     Self Psychology & the Neurobiology of Affect

     History of Psychiatry

     Child Development II

     Behavior Therapy

     Advanced Therapeutics

     Cultural and Community Psychiatry

     Ethics and Law

     Speical Topics 3

     Personality Disorders

     Addictive Illness

     Group Process Course

     Jungian Psychology

     Journal Club

     Colloquium

     

PGY IV

 

Core Didactics:  Lecture series held Wednesday afternoons include:

     Termination Seminar

     Interpersonal Therapy

     Ethics

     Private Practice Seminar

     Group Supervision

     Administrative Psychiatry

     Anxiolytic Technique

     Short Term Psychotherapy

     Advanced Psychopharmacology

     Journal Club

     Colloquium