Training PGY I-IV

We offer four PGY-1 positions for this four-year program, which is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). 

By the end of PGY-1, residents will learn to undertake the initial clinical and laboratory studies of patients presenting with a broad range of common medical and surgical disorders; master the fundamental skills of clinical diagnosis such as interviewing, conducting mental status examinations, physical and neurological examinations, history writing and the formulation of a differential diagnosis and treatment plan; and begin to understand resource availability and its allocation in providing patient care.

By the end of PGY-2, residents will have acquired the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors of a psychiatrist competent to diagnose and treat patients in an inpatient setting, from a biopsychosocial perspective; develop understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents in a pediatric psychiatry setting; and be competent in handling psychiatric emergencies, utilizing biological, psychological, and social interventions.

By the end of PGY-3, residents will have a firm foundation in the theory and practice of general adult psychiatry from the perspective of inpatient, outpatient, and community based treatment strategies;  participate in and use major types of therapeutic techniques such as individual psychotherapy, family therapy, group therapy, crisis intervention, pharmacologic therapies, somatic therapies, and behavioral therapies; and become confident in providing a diagnosis and management plan to patients in a wide variety of outpatient settings including their office, the Portage County Jail, the Integrated Medicine Clinic, and community agencies.

By the end of PGY-4 residents will have a firm foundation in the theory and practice of general adult psychiatry, (inpatient and outpatient), community-based psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, emergency psychiatry, and consultation/liaison psychiatry; and be able to practice general psychia­try without supervision, in a variety of clinical settings.

Our program philosophy is to train residents in the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that foster the development of competent clinical psychiatrists.  Graduates of our program possess sound clinical judgment, required skills, and excellent knowledge about the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of all psychiatric disorders, as well as common medical and neurological disorders that relate to psychiatric practice.  We emphasize training that respectfully integrates emerging neuroscience and psychopharmacologic knowledge and skills with rigorous attention to illuminating the power of the doctor/patient relationship and the importance of psychotherapeutic skills for effective practice.

After successfully completing 48 months of training in psychiatry, residents can sit for board certification through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)

To qualify to sit for examination, an applicant must:

1. Be a graduate of an accredited medical school in the United States or Canada or of an international medical school listed by the World Health Organization.
2. Complete all training in either a U.S. program accredited by the ACGME or approved by the ABPN or in a Canadian program accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada as well as meet the other requirements specified in the reciprocity agreement.
3. Have an active, full, unrestricted medical license* in the U.S. or Canada as defined in the separate General Information and Board Policies Manual on this website. Applicants are required to submit copies of their active, full, unrestricted medical licenses, showing the expiration date with their applications OR update their medical licenses in their ABPN Physician Folios account.
4. Have satisfactorily completed the Board’s specialized training requirements.

Apply online and submit an application through ABPN Physician Folios.

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