Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Department of Psychiatry

Requirements for all PGY IV Residents:

  1. All assigned clinical and administrative duties.
  2. Attendance and participation in block time curriculum activities, case conferences and supervision.
  3. PRITE exam.
  4. Psychotherapy Skills Test
  5. Mini-boards (formal observed interviewing) 1 x year
  6. Medical student education: During assistant unit chiefship, PGY IVís are expected to provide weekly teaching, rounds and discussions. In addition, every PGY IV resident participates in teaching medical students in one of their pre-clinical courses. Alternate proposals for participation in medical student education program will be considered. (Program Director: Dr. J. Polan)
  7. Maintenance of patient log and patient charts.
  8. Graduation Paper: every PGY IV resident is responsible for writing a graduation paper which will be presented to the faculty and resident group during Journal Club time in the Spring. (Program Director: Dr. Leon) Graduation paper should be written and handed in by May 15, 2006.
  9. Daily work hour monitoring at NYPH. All requirements for employment at NYPH.
Evaluation:
Residents will be evaluated by supervisors, division chiefs, senior residents and medical students. They will meet twice yearly with Director of Residency Training to review these evaluations, results of PRITE examination and mini board evaluations. Residents will be asked to evaluate their supervisors and division chiefs, and course instructors. These evaluations will be processed through the Education Office.

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General Psychiatry Residency Program

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PGY 1
·  Overview
·  Clinical Program
·  Educational Program
·  Program Requirements

PGY 2
·  Overview
·  Clinical Program
·  Educational Program
·  Curriculum (pdf)
·  Program Requirements

PGY 3
·  Overview
·  Clinical Program
·  Educational Program
·  Curriculum (pdf)
·  Program Requirements

PGY 4
·  Overview
·  Clinical Program
·  Curriculum (pdf)
·  Program Requirements
·  Chief Residency
·  Residents Graduation Papers

For All Residents
·  Departmental Education Events
·  Fellowships

Special Programs
·  Child Track

Neurology-Psychiatry Combined Residency Program
·  Outline of PGY I-VI Years
·  Faculty
·  Application Process

Life after Residency
·  Post Residency Career Plans

·  Resident's Graduation Papers
·  Resident Publications

The Application Process

Child & Adolescent Training Program

Geriatric Psychiatry Training Program: Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry