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Psychiatry Training Programs Train Next Generation Clinicians

A key strength of the Department's training programs is the diversity of our faculty members, trainees and the myriad clinical experiences to which trainees are exposed. Our faculty members engage in cutting-edge research as well as patient care. Our residency and undergraduate training programs integrate basic science and clinical research with patient care in a process informed by the latest data on diagnosis and treatment efficacy. We take seriously the mission of providing a solid foundation of education and training on which the next generation can build careers.

Undergraduate Medical Education Programs
The Undergraduate Medical Education Programs in Psychiatry are extensive and span the four years of medical education. Training includes Human Development, coordinated by Tom Wright, MD, offered in the fall of the first year, and Brain and Behavior, coordinated by Eileen Martin, Ph.D, in the spring of the first year. Psychopathology, coordinated by Dr. Wright, is covered in the spring of the second year.

This year, the psychopharmacology section of the M2 pharmacology course will be taught and coordinated by Philip Janicak, MD.

The M3 clerkship, a six-week experience in Psychiatry, sends students to eight sites: University of Illinois Hospital, Madden Mental Health Center, West Side Veteran's Administration, Great Lakes, St. Francis, Lutheran General Hospital and Ravenswood Hospital.

The M4 has plenty of electives for students to choose from. Some of the more popular include Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Women's Mental Health, Addictions and Neuropsychiatry. The programs continue to refine and develop, and receive excellent evaluations by the various curriculum subcommittees that review them.
Director: Debra Klamen, MD

Psychiatry Residency Training and Education Program

Experts from numerous subspecialties within psychiatry, such as CBT psychotherapy and psychopharmacology, supervise and train the residents. Clinical rotations range from inpatient research ward to community outreach programs. Residents rotate through university, state, private and VA hospitals and can gain experience in various subspecialties or public-sector psychiatry. Residents come from diverse ethnic, racial and religious backgrounds, encompassing all five continents and representing more than ten nationalities and all major religious orientations. Departing residents enter as Fellows at nationally recognized educational programs such as Yale, Vanderbilt, and UIC; as junior faculty and attending physicians; or enter private practice.

A rich, rigorous seminar program is offered during four years of training. Last year the Psychiatry Residency Training and Education Program helped train 53 residents for postgraduate years one through six. There were 11 residents in the first postgraduate year (PGY-1) of training, 13 PGY-2 residents, 13 PGY-3 residents, 11 PGY-4 residents, and two PGY-5 fellows. Three of these trained as Fellows in the specialties of Clinical Psychopharmacology, Addictions Psychiatry and Women's Mental Health. The residents trained in six divisions -- General Psychiatry, Addictions, Neuropsychiatry, Women's Health, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Psychotherapy. More than 120 psychiatrists and psychologists participated in the educational program as teachers or as supervisors of the residents' clinical work. World-renowned researchers at the Psychiatric Institute are available to teach basic neuroscience concepts. Training venues include UIC-Hospital inpatient unit, ambulatory services of the Neuropsychiatric Institute outpatient clinics and affiliated mental health centers: John J. Madden Mental Health Center, Ravenswood Hospital and Ravenswood Mental Health Center, West Side Veterans Administration Health Care System and the Community Mental Health Council.
Director: Henry Dove, MD

Child Psychiatry Residency

This program, recently relocated to renovated space in the Clinical Sciences Building at Wood and Polk Streets, has been enhanced with several new faculty recruits. Sucheta Connolly, MD, a graduate of the Department's residency program, is working to develop a specialty clinic in Pediatric Anxiety Disorders. Mani Pavuluri, MD, a recent recruit,and Julie Carbray, DNSc, have launched another specialty clinic in Pediatric Mood Disorders. Cyrus Solhkhah, MD, another recent recruit, directs the Consultation/Liaison team and is working to grow that practice. Most recently, Louis Kraus, MD, came aboard as director of Forensic Services for children and adolescents.

The numerous classes and seminars offered to residents in child and adolescent psychiatry were combined with classes in the child and adolescent psychiatry residency program at Rush to the mutual benefit of both programs.
Director: Tom Wright, MD

Clinical Child Psychology Internship

IJR's Internship in Clinical Child Psychology offers a unique and rich training experience for psychology doctoral students interested in learning to work effectively with children and adolescents, their families, schools and community agencies in an urban setting. The IJR staff is strongly committed to training and advancement of clinical research and practice. The goal of the program is to promote a scientist-practitioner orientation with an emphasis on integrating applied research and clinical practice. In addition to seminars on clinical methods and research topics, interns are involved in leadership roles on ongoing clinical research projects and manage cases from a large outpatient clinic that includes specialty clinics on conduct problems, school-based mental health consultation, anxiety disorders and mood disorders.

The IJR program has attracted national attention through its unique integration of clinical research and practice and its focus on the mental health needs of children and families living in urban, low-income communities. The program has been continuously accredited by the American Psychological Association since 1980, and in 1999 was accepted as a member of the prestigious Academy of Psychological Clinical Science of the American Psychological Society, one of only nine internship programs with Academy membership.
Director: Marc Atkins, Ph.D

Adult Psychology Internship

The internship's goals are to promote understanding of human behavior and psychopathology and to prepare clinical psychologists to work in a variety of clinical and academic settings. The program helps develop cultural sensitivity by providing a broad clinical experience with specific attention to multi-ethnic issues. The internship adheres to the principal that psychological practice is based on the science of psychology which, in turn, is influenced by the professional practice of psychology. There are core curriculum and training experiences as well as select additional experiences based on professional interests. Interns also provide outpatient psychotherapy and in-depth psychological assessments. Seminars, classes and meetings facilitate interns' synthesis of academic training and practical application in a multidisciplinary setting. The internship is approved by the American Psychological Association.
Director: Linda Grossman, Ph.D

Clinical Child and Family Social Work Internship

This program offers exceptional training in child and family mental health with an emphasis on family systems. Interns work mostly in the outpatient clinic with opportunities in specialty clinics such as anxiety or mood disorders, or they may participate in clinical research.

Each year four to six students are placed at IJR. Students have opportunities to participate in family, individual, and multiple family group interventions with inner-city children, adolescents, and their families in an interdisciplinary setting. Collateral work with child welfare agencies, schools and the juvenile justice system is encouraged. Interns receive weekly individual supervision, weekly group supervision and are required to videotape sessions and participate in live supervision. Topical seminars are offered throughout the year with concentrated training in the first three months. Integration of clinical research with practice is emphasized.
Director: Sally Mason, Ph.D.