General Psychiatry ResidencyDidactic curriculum
Our residency didactic curriculum reflects an educational program targeted to specific clinical and educational milestones and based on the different clinical settings residents rotate through each year. The following threads are represented throughout the four years of training.
Psychopathology
PGY-1
Depressive Disorders
Bipolar Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Psychotic Disorders
Personality Disorders
Geriatric Disorders
PGY-2
Behavioral Emergencies
Advanced Management of Bipolar and Depressive Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Advanced Approaches to Psychotic Disorders
Geriatric Psychiatry
Intro to ADHD and ASD
PGY-3
Outpatient Management of Bipolar, Psychotic and Personality Disorders
Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders
Reproductive Psychiatry
Child Psychiatry Series
Eating Disorders
Geriatric Psychiatry in the Outpatient Setting
PGY-4
Special Populations and Medically Complex Patients
Pharmacology
PGY-1
Intro to Basic Psychopharmacology
PGY-2
Advanced Psychopharmacology for Inpatient Settings
PGY-3
Psychopharmacology Case Conference
PGY-4
Psychopharmacology Case Conference
Pipeline Drugs
Psychotherapeutic Tools and Psychotherapies
PGY-1
Psychotherapy Basics
Intro to Motivational Interviewing
PGY-2
Intro to CBT and Related Topics
Intro to Supportive and Psychodynamic Therapies
PGY-3
CBT and PDT Seminars
CBT and PDT Case Conference
Group Therapies ACT, Prolonged Exposure Therapy
Modular Approach to Therapy for Children
PGY-4
Group Psychotherapy
DBT/Mindfulness
Neuroscience
PGY-1
Intro to Neuroscience/Neuropsychology
PGY-2
Neuroscience/Neuromodulation
PGY-3
Clinical Neuroscience of Depression and Affect Regulation
Clinical Neuroscience in the Outpatient Setting
PGY-4
Neuromodulation
Neuroscience of the Future
Cultural Psychiatry
PGY-1
Cultural Psychiatry and Mental Health Equity Seminar
Intro to LGBTQIA+ Mental Health
Intro to Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health
PGY-2
Cultural Psychiatry and Mental Health Equity Seminar
PGY-3
Cultural Psychiatry and Mental Health Equity Seminar
Culture in Psychotherapy
LGBTQIA+ Health in the Outpatient Setting
PGY-4
Cultural Psychiatry and Mental Health Equity Seminar
Addictions
PGY-1
Substance Use Disorders
PGY-2
Intro to Addictions Rotation
Substance Use Disorders
PGY-3
Substance Use Disorders in the Outpatient Setting
Forensics
PGY-1
Intro to Jail Psychiatric Services
Intro to Legal Issues in Psychiatry
PGY-2
Legal Testimony
PGY-3
Psychiatric Disability and Work Leave
PGY-4
Advanced Legal Issues Seminar
Trauma
PGY-1
Intro to Trauma and Trauma Informed Care
PGY-2
Advanced Trauma Concepts
PGY-3
Trauma in the Outpatient Setting
PGY-4
Trauma Seminar
Professional Development
PGY-1
Intro to Evidence-Based Medicine
Teaching Medical Students
Intro to Scholarship
PGY-2
Quality Improvement
Evidence-Based Medicine
PGY-3
Panel Management
Digital Mental Health
Psychiatry in the Media
PGY-4
The Art of Senioring
Board Review
Recent Grad Sessions
Negotiations
Private Practice
Career Development
Psychotherapy
At UC Davis Psychiatry, we are committed to providing comprehensive training in psychotherapy. This training begins with didactice sessions in the intern year and progresses to psychotherapy cases in PGY-3 with additional elective opportunities in PGY-4.
Supervision
Our supervision model involves both group and individual formats conducted by a multidisciplinary team including psychiatrists and psychologists.
Didactics
Psychotherapy training is emphasized throughout all four years of the curriculum through didactic lectures and interactive seminars.
Elective Opportunities
During third year residents can add more psychotherapy cases to their panel with extra therapy supervision. They can also conduct group therapy for survivors of trauma in RESTART. During fourth year residents are offered a psychodynamic psychotherapy elective to further deepen their knowledge and continue longitudinal relationships with patients.
SF Psychoanalytic Institute and PPTP
We have a relationship with the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute and the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program (PPTP). Our partnership traditionally includes awarding tuition to select trainees, offering a valuable opportunity for advanced psychoanalytic training. See here for more information about the program.
