The academic year consists of 13 blocks which are each four weeks in length. Community training partners include Oregon State Hospital, Trillium Family Services, Serenity Lane Residential Services, Linn County Mental Health, Benton County Health Department, Kaiser Permanente and others. The didactic portion of our program offers a one half-day per week experience addressing multiple aspects of psychopharmacology, psychotherapy and other topics applicable to all psychiatrists.
Didactics are every Wednesday afternoon from Noon until 5:30pm (excluding holidays weeks). They are often grouped per PGY year or combinations of PGY years to facilitate the consolidation of knowledge along with introduction of new information. Our didactics are designed to facilitate a progressive and more in-depth understanding of topics in each academic year.
PGY 1 Mood Disorders, Thought Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Substance Use Disorders
PGY 2 Substance Use Disorders, Personality Disorders, Somatic Symptom Disorders, Psychopathology during pregnancy and post partum
PGY 3 Eating Disorders, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Delirium and Agitation, Substance Use Disorders – focus on MAT
PGY 4 Mood Disorder continuum, Dissociative Disorders
PGY 1 Basic
PGY 2 Beyond Basics and Psychopharmacology PRITE review
PGY 3 Advanced Psychopharmacology PRITE review and Medically Assisted Therapy (MAT) training
PGY 4Advanced Psychopharmacology PRITE review, Benzodiazepine and Controlled Substances Investigational
Many topics are covered each academic year such as the Oregon State Statutes to address changes that may have occurred. Other general topics are covered each academic year such as neurology and neuroanatomy to facilitate PRITE and Board review as well as general knowledge retention. Topics such as functional neuropsychiatry utilize different teaching modules each academic year. Wellness is also an ongoing presentation that utilizes modules that vary each academic year. Some topics such as Ethics are presented in a didactic fashion once yet are part of the discussion within other didactics throughout training. PGY 1Oregon State Statues, Wellness, Research Design, ACES, Neurology, Neuroanatomy, Intro to Ethics, QI/QA, Teaching on Teaching, Multicultural Competence, Community Resources
PGY 2Oregon State Statues, Wellness, Research Design, Neurology, Neuroanatomy, Human Development, CAM Treatments, QI/QA, Teaching on Teaching, Telepsychiatry
PGY 3Oregon State Statues, Wellness, Working on research, Neurology, Neuroanatomy, Sleep Medicine, Community Resources, Career Planning
PGY 4Oregon State Statues, Wellness, Neurology, Neuroanatomy, Sleep Medicine, Endocrinology, Sexuality and Sexual Issues, Advanced Topics in Ethics, Community Resources, Career Planning, Administrative Psychiatry
PGY 1
PGY 2
PGY 3
PGY 4