Lectures, Seminars, Conferences and Supervision

Regularly scheduled, formal didactic lectures and seminars with assigned readings and led by our experienced faculty are considered fundamental to the training experience. These typically correlate with pertinent clinical assignments.

A "core curriculum" of biobehavioral sciences is provided in a progressive fashion through all years of training and includes in-depth study of neurosciences, mental health and psychopathology as well as theoretical and practical aspects of various psychotherapies and contemporary pharmacologic and somatic interventions. The core curriculum is expanded by several other educational experiences including interdisciplinary and clinical case conferences, grand rounds, journal club meetings and elective seminars.

Supervision remains a key component of our Psychiatry Residency Program and includes several hours of individual and group experiences each week. Supervisors include the full-time adult and child faculty at Good Samaritan and affiliated clinical sites and experienced psychiatrists and other mental health professionals from the community.

Residents are encouraged to take advantage of the excellent teaching and scheduled conferences throughout the Medical Center, the University of Arizona's COM-Phoenix Campus and the community and to interact actively with educational programs in related fields such as neurology, internal medicine, pediatrics and psychology.

PGY-1

• Introduction to Clinical Psychiatry Lecture Series
• Clinical Sciences Lecture Series
• Diagnostic Interview Skills Conferences
• Program Director's Teaching Conferences

PGY-2

• Introduction to Clinical Psychiatry Lecture Series
• Clinical Sciences Lecture Series
• Introduction to Psychotherapy Seminar 
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Lecture Series
• Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Seminar
• Family Therapy Seminar

PGY-3 and 4

• Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Seminar
• Self Psychology Seminar
• Alternative Psychotherapies Seminar
• Group Therapy Seminar
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Seminar
• Psychotherapy Case Conference
• Ethics Seminar  
• Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Seminar
• Neurology for Psychiatrists Seminar
• Advanced Clinical Neurosciences and Medical Inquiry Seminar
• Forensic Psychiatry Seminar
• Career Options and Practice Management Conferences
• Oral and Written Board Review Courses 

All Residents

• Journal Club
• Grand Rounds
• Interdisciplinary Conferences
• Program Director's Meeting