Child & Adolescent Residency Program - Details
Lecture and Seminars
Curriculum
The curriculum focuses on integrating the resident's clinical responsibilities with current knowledge. The curriculum is reviewed and revised annually by faculty and residents.
First Year Seminars
- Normal Child and Adolescent Development
- Child and Adolescent Psychopathology and Indicated Treatments
- Therapies (Individual, Family, Group, Behavioral & Medication)
- Psychologic Assessment
- Research
- Clinical Case Conference and Interview
Second Year Seminars
- Cross Cultural Issues
- Schools and School Consultation
- Law and Child Psychiatry
- Pediatric Neurology
- Transition to Practice
- Clinical Case Conference
Clinical Rotations
| Inpatient West Oaks Hospital | full-time four months |
| Outpatient Clinic | part-time all year |
| Pre-School Clinic | half day per week for 8 months |
| Diagnostic Evaluations | half day per week for 8 months |
| Consult Liaison | part-time for 8 months |
| Developmental Disorders Clinic | half day per week for 8 months |
| Consult Liaison | part-time all year |
| Diagnostic Evaluations | half day per week all year |
| Outpatient Clinic | part-time all year |
| Telepsychiatry Clinic | one day per week all year |
| School Consultation | half day per week for 2 months |
| Pediatric Neurology | half day per week for 4 months |
| Juvenile Justice | half day per week for 4 months |
| Foster Care | half day per week for 4 months |
| Electives | part-time all year |
Facilities
The Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has a full range of clinical settings available for teaching. The child and adolescent inpatient units at West Oaks Hospital offer comprehensive psychiatric care. The outpatient clinics in Galveston and Webster serve as the primary clinic for the local mental health district as well as private clinic services. Two pediatric hospitals, UTMB John Sealy Hospital and Shriners Burns Institute offer diverse cases for consultation. Rotations in juvenile justice, developmental disorders, telepsychiatry, school consultation, and foster care clinics provide opportunities to work with a variety of other professionals and disciplines
Evaluation
Residents receive bi-monthly evaluations from their clinical rotation and outpatient therapy supervisors. Residents participate in both the General and Child and Adolescent PRITEs. Clinical skills are assessed using direct observation in diagnostic evaluations and outpatient therapy. Residents learn evidence based practice skills with case conference presentations of critical issues.
Resident Salary and Benefits
Effective September 1, 2012 annual stipends are:
PGY-4 $51,282
PGY-5 $52,687
Residents also receive $500.00 annually for professional development.
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