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Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency

Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency Program

Combined internal medicine psychiatry resident physicians.

Thank you for visiting our website! Our five-year combined Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency Program graduates are board-eligible for both specialties and serve as liaisons between them. They become experts in a unique third field – the integration of medicine and psychiatry – where they produce scholarly works and champion breaking down the silos between physical and mental healthcare.

Our subpages highlight what makes our Combined Med/Psych Residency unique: our dynamic residents committed to whole-person care and a wide range of clinical experiences. Furthermore, Sacramento is California's state capital and a diverse community growing with professionals and families. I encourage you to explore our categorical Internal Medicine Residency and Psychiatry Residency webpages, as our combined residents benefit from both programs' learning, strengths, and camaraderie. We also join the Family Medicine/Psychiatry residents and faculty on a weekly basis to learn together and discuss the rewards and challenges of holistically thinking about and treating our patients. Our residents have access to incredible faculty from multiple departments, specialized tracks, and a commitment to health equity, inclusion, and belonging in psychiatry and medicine. Applicants are highly encouraged to co-apply to our categorical programs as they share key features of our clinical experiences, culture, mission, and values.

Our Mission

The UC Davis Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency Program trains physicians to deliver fully integrated care that addresses both mental and physical health. We are committed to advancing health equity for underserved communities through excellence in clinical care, education, and scholarship. Our graduates are equipped to provide whole-person care across the spectrum of healthcare systems, address social determinants of health, and serve as leaders, educators, and advocates at the intersection of medicine and psychiatry.

Our Aims

Our program offers integrated training across public, private, and community-based settings, ensuring that our Med/Psych residents gain extensive experience in under-resourced sites and develop skills to address health disparities. We promote leadership by giving residents increasing responsibility, opportunities to participate in program governance, and experience with system-based improvement efforts. Residents also grow as educators through structured teaching of medical students, peers, and interprofessional teams. We support scholarship by offering mentorship and access to academic projects. Finally, the program prioritizes physician well-being by offering a range of dedicated wellness initiatives.

I hope you get a sense from our website of what makes our combined program unique, but if you would like to learn more, please call 916-734-7080 or e-mail imres@health.ucdavis.edu.

Jeremy DeMartini, M.D.
Program Director, Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency Program

Education

The Internal Medicine/Psychiatry and Family Medicine/Psychiatry residents, faculty, and students with interests in combined training meet one afternoon a month (protected while on psychiatry, and outpatient/elective IM rotations) for the following:

Med-Psych Residency Journal Review: Combined residents lead a critical review and discussion of a recent article at the interface of medicine and psychiatry.
Resident Med-Psych Conference: Grand rounds style combined resident presentations. Examples: ACEs and Forced Family Separation at the US Border, Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Catatonia, Placebo/Nocebo Effect, Integrated Transgender Health, Fostering Compassion through Medical Humanities, Symbolism and Psychodynamics, and Health Effects Related to Changes in California Central Valley's Ecosystem Complex Adaptive Systems.
Faculty Med-Psych Conference: Faculty-driven presentations on core med psych topics, integrating combined skills, and career exploration.
Med-Psych Residency Administrative/Program Evaluation Meeting: Faculty and residents meet monthly to provide support and discuss difficult clinical rotations, in-service exams, recruitment, program improvement, and wellbeing.

While on outpatient internal medicine our residents participate in educational cohort session (approximately 8 hours of protected didactics every 6 weeks for interns and 16 hours of didactics every 8 weeks for residents). While on inpatient rotations our residents attend morning report or noon conference that is unique to each site.

Learn more about Internal Medicine didactics

While on psychiatry rotations our residents participate in 4-6 hours of weekly (protected) didactics. Residents are encouraged to attend departmental grand rounds and other special visiting lecturers.

Learn more about general psychiatry residency didactic curriculum

Our residents may augment their training by participating in one or more of the professional development tracks.

Learn more about program tracks

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