At the Mount Sinai Beth Israel Psychiatry Residency Program, our curriculum incorporates current thinking from the biological, psychodynamic, and sociological perspectives. It uses various learning environments including formal didactics, clinical teaching, small group sessions, case conferences, grand rounds, research symposium, individual and group supervisions, and mentorship engagements. Learning progresses over the years of training and allows you to develop elective specialization based on your interests. Resident and faculty feedback play an active role in our yearly curriculum development and improvement process. As active members of the departmental curriculum committee, you have opportunities to develop your teaching skills.
The Residency Training Program in Psychiatry is a four-year program approved by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education; it is designed to develop Psychiatric clinicians who have a broad base of clinical and theoretical knowledge. The department's clinical philosophy blends the most current thinking from the biological, psychodynamic and sociological perspectives. The resident is expected to become proficient in applying these perspectives to the treatment and understanding of his/her patients and to understand current research and developments in the field. Under close supervision, the clinical and academic assignments are designed to gradually help the residents integrate their knowledge and experience. The educational process is enriched by an extensive range of clinical and research activities, didactic seminars, grand rounds, clinical conferences and journal clubs. While providing a rigorous academic and clinical program, the department fosters a warm sense of community. Residents quickly sense the ease with which they can approach staff for advice and support. Their involvement in the department is encouraged and enhanced by weekly resident lunches and resident-organized social events. Residents receive one month of vacation a year.