Resident Rotations

In the first (internship) year, residents will be exposed to the basics of family medicine and psychiatry to provide a foundation for their subsequent training. The PGY1 year has nearly equivalent experiences in both family medicine and psychiatry.

The second year is geared more towards emergent primary care and psychiatry, as well as integrated behavioral health. Boston University is the largest trauma center in the Boston region, receiving over 1/3 of the Boston area emergency transports. In the PGY2 year, residents will begin their exposure in the emergency medicine curriculum (pediatrics, transitional, surgery, psychiatry) during which they will receive an intensive emergency department clinical experience and educational curriculum.

In the beginning of the third year, the curriculum is focused on the development of Family Medicine knowledge and skills. For the remaining 40 weeks of the academic year, the residents will be exposed solely to Outpatient Psychiatry. Residents will provide long term care for patients using both psychotherapy and psychopharmacological treatments. During this rotation, residents will learn the integrated components of psychiatric treatment and professional identity, as well as being exposed to a highly diverse patient population.

The fourth year is concentrated on strengthening the residents’ skills and knowledge in providing outpatient and inpatient medical and psychiatric care. It also gives the residents the opportunity to integrate Family Medicine and Psychiatry skills acquired in the first 3 years.