Rotation Schedule

PGY 1 Residents
This is a transitional year during which residents rotate in neurology, inpatient medicine and family medicine. Rotations also include inpatient and geriatric psychiatry training at the Atlanta Veterans Health Care Systems. Residents are introduced to patient safety and quality improvement curriculum and ACGME core competency expectations. 

Year 1
2 months 2 months 2 months 1 month 5 months
Internal Medicine
@Grady
Family Medicine
@Grady
Neurology
1 mo @Grady
1 mo @Emory Decatur
Inpatient Psychiatry Admissions
@Georgia Regional
Inpatient Psychiatry
@Atlanta VA

PGY 2 Residents
This year provides training and experience in outpatient community psychiatry. Experiences in child and adolescent psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, psychosocial rehabilitation and community outreach services are included. Residents participate in patient safety and quality improvement activities/projects and begin work within the different psychotherapy competencies. 

Year 2
1 day/week for 6 months
= 1 month
11 months
Outpatient
@Chris 180
Intake Clinic
Suboxone Clinic
Psych OB
PSR (Psychosocial Rehab)
ACT (Assertive Community Treatment)
IDP - Infectious Disease Program
Persistent Symptom Treatment/Clozaril Clinic

@Grady
Clinical Assessment/Psychotherapy - 50%
Research Track - 20%

PGY 3 Residents
Residents will complete an emergency psychiatry rotation, consultation-liaison rotation, forensic rotation, adult inpatient rotation with the severe and persistently mentally ill at the state hospital, inpatient child and adolescent rotation, and a substance abuse-trauma recovery rotation. Residents will continue care for long term supervised psychotherapy cases and patient safety/quality improvement projects.

Year 3
3 months 3 months 2 months 2 months 1 month 1 month
Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry
@Grady
Outpatient Psychiatry Trauma Recovery Program - 50%

Substance Abuse Program - 50%
@Atlanta VA
Inpatient Psychiatry to include Forensics
@Georgia Regional
ER Psychiatry - 50%

Crisis Stabilization Unit - 50%

@Grady
Inpatient Child
@Tanner Willowbrooke
Outpatient Psychiatry

Geriatrics/Cognitive Center of
Excellence – 50%
ECT - 50%

@Atlanta VA
Outpatient Psychotherapy – 10%
Year 3: Research Track
2 months 2 months 1 month 1 month 1 month 1 month 4 months
Consultation/
Liaison Psychiatry

@Grady
Outpatient Psychiatry Truauma Recovery Program - 50%

Substance Abuse Program - 50%
@Atlanta VA
Inpatient Psychiatry to include Forenscics
@Georgia Regional
ER Pscychiatry - 50%

Crisis Stabilization Unit - 50%

@Grady
Inpatient Child
@Tanner Willowbrooke
Outpatient Psychiatry

Geriatrics/Cognitive Center of
Excellence – 50%
ECT - 50%

@Atlanta VA
Inpatient Child
@Tanner Willowbrooke
Outpatient Psychotherapy – 10%

PGY-4 Residents
Residents in their fourth year of training will complete a psychotherapy rotation at the Atlanta VA/CBOC and customize the remainder of their training with elective clinical experiences.

Year 4
6 months 3 months 3 months
Outpatient Psychiatry – 50%
East Point CBOC

@Atlanta VA

Grady Psychiatry Elective – 50%
TelePsychiatry and Collaborative Care
@Morehouse CFHC
Electives (Eating Disorders,Integrated Clinics, Transgender Clinic, Student Health)

or Research track