Education Innovations in the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University. 2023

Brendan O'Connor, and Eric Spiegel, and Melissa A Harbit, and Nuri B Farber
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.

The Department of Psychiatry at Washington University has been innovating psychiatric education during the second millennium at all levels of training - undergraduate medical, general residency, and child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) fellowship training. Undergraduate medical education now occurs in three phases. The 18-month pre-clerkship phase is divided into seven multidisciplinary modules that span basic, social, and clinical sciences. Psychiatry is part of the seven-week long Brain and Behavior module. The yearlong second phase includes a six-week traditional psychiatry clerkship-like experience bracketed by an introductory foundational week and a one-week consolidation period. The third phase is 18 months in length and provides in-depth exploration of both clinical and non-clinical areas. The residency training program has enlarged the number of residents undergoing training and simultaneously greatly expanded the clinical exposure to include rotations in eating disorders and perinatal psychiatry. In addition, our residents can choose to enhance their training in either our research or leadership focused options, both of which are also available to trainees in our child and adolescent program. Additionally, our CAP trainees are exposed to several unique areas including eating disorders and substance use disorders. We believe that these innovations across the educational spectrum allow us to prepare our learners for the practice of psychiatry in the 21st century.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007396 Internship and Residency Programs of EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE training to meet the requirements established by accrediting authorities. House Staff,Internship, Dental,Residency, Dental,Residency, Medical,Dental Internship,Dental Internships,Dental Residencies,Dental Residency,Internship,Internship, Medical,Internships, Dental,Medical Residencies,Medical Residency,Residencies, Dental,Residencies, Medical,Residency,Residency and Internship,Internships, Medical,Medical Internship,Medical Internships,Residencies,Staff, House
D011570 Psychiatry The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders.
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D003479 Curriculum A course of study offered by an educational institution. Curricula,Short-Term Courses,Course, Short-Term,Courses, Short-Term,Short Term Courses,Short-Term Course
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D014495 Universities Educational institutions providing facilities for teaching and research and authorized to grant academic degrees. University
D014861 Washington State bounded by on the north by Canada, on the east by Idaho, on the south by Oregon, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.

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