Program Curriculum


PGY1

  • 2 months of Inpatient Psychiatry at Orlando VA
  • 2 months of Inpatient Psychiatry at Central Florida Behavioral Health
  • 3 months of Inpatient Internal Medicine at Osceola
  • 1 month of Ambulatory Medicine at UCF Student Health
  • 2 months of neurology at Osceola
  • 2 months of C/L psychiatry at Osceola
  • 1 month of Night Float at Osceola

PGY2

  • 1 month of Night Float at Osceola
  • 2 months of inpatient psychiatry at Central Florida Behavioral Hospital
  • 2 months of addiction psychiatry at Orlando VA
  • 2 months of child psychiatry at Nemours Children's Hospital
  • 1 month of community psychiatry at Orlando VA or PHP/IOP at Osceola
  • 1 month of forensic psychiatry at Aspire Health Partners
  • 1 month of geriatric psychiatry at Orlando VA
  • 1 month of elective
  • 1 month of C/L at Orlando VA
  • Longitudinal psychotherapy clinics

PGY3

  • Longitudinal outpatient clinic throughout the year
  • Primary clinic site at Moss Park
  • Orlando VA outpatient sites
  • Nemours Children's Hospital clinic for child psychiatry
  • Private practice office

PGY4

  • 4 months of inpatient psychiatry at Orlando VA or Osceola
    • The resident will function as a junior attending to medical students and interns
  • 3 months of C/L psychiatry at Osceola
    • The resident will function as a junior attending to medical students and interns
  • 1/2 1 day of longitudinal clinic throughout the year
  • 6 months of electives at Osceola,VA or other sites

Psychotherapy

Our program places a strong emphasis on psychotherapy training for all residents. Psychotherapy didactics begin from week 1 of PGY 1 year and continue for all four years. Beginning in the fall season of PGY 2, each resident is assigned to a VA psychotherapy supervisor to participate in half day psychotherapy clinic. In PGY 3, residents are assigned two psychotherapy supervisors: VA and Osceola. Therapy modalities taught include CBT, psychodynamic, DBT, supportive, ACT, PE, and combined med management and therapy. Senior residents are able to participate in one to two days intensive psychotherapy trainings offered by Orlando VA therapists. We also have a Psychotherapy Track as part of our curriculum.

Call Schedule

  • PGY1 and PGY2 residents will be doing all of the weekend call
  • PGY3 and PGY4 residents will be assigned backup call

Call responsibilities may change (either increase or decrease) depending on hospital needs and other factors. Our residents are well under the 80-hour work rule.