1. Academic Program
  2. PGY-2 Didactics Curriculum (2024-2025)

PGY-2 Didactics Curriculum (2024-2025)

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7/3/24

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMIntro to Inpatient Child Anjali Narayan
2:00-3:00PMIntro to Psychiatry Consultation Liaison PsychiatryBrian Bronson
3:00-4:00PM High Yield CL Topics: Assessment of Capacity Mason Chacko

7/10/24

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-3:00PMIntro to Addiction PsychiatryMarina Tsoy-Podosenin  
3:00-4:00PMMalingeringRyan Montes

7/17/24

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMMotivational InterviewingCourtney O’Brien
2:00-3:00PMHigh Yield CL Topics: Managing the medically complex patientMason Chacko
3:00-4:00PMHigh Yield CL Topics: Dementia and DeliriumWalter Piddoubny- cancelled

7/24/24

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMNeuropsychological Evaluation  Chris Christadoulou  
2:00-4:00PMChild & Adolescent Psychiatry: Intro to DevelopmentJudith Crowell (virtual)
4:00-5:00PMPRITE Review Chiefs (SOM Psychiatry Chiefs)

7/31/24

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMHistory of Psychotic DisordersAndrew Krebo
2:00-3:00PMPsychotic Disorders in the ElderlyNikhil Palekar  
3:00-4:00PMPsychotic Disorders/Prodromal Psychosis in children & adolescentsMaged Soliman
4:00-5:00PMPRITE Review Chiefs 

8/7/24 

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMIntro to DevelopmentJudith Crowell
2:00-3:00PMChild & Adolescent Psychiatry  Intro to AssessmentGabrielle Carlson
3:00-4:00PMChild & Adolescent Psychiatry: ADHD    Gabrielle Carlson
4:00-5:00PMPRITE Review Chiefs 

8/14/24 

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMCatatoniaAndrew Francis
2:00-3:00PMFunctional neurology presentationsDeborah Weisbrot
3:00-4:00PMIntroduction to ECTLaura Fochtmann
4:00-5:00PMPRITE Review Chiefs 

8/21/24

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMCultural Psychiatry: Implicit Bias CHAT SurveyWilfred Farquharson  
2:00-4:00PMIntroduction to ECTLaura Fochtmann 
4:00-5:00PMPRITE Review Chiefs 

8/28/24

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMOverview and Approach to the Geriatric PatientMark Sedler
2:00-4:00PMAddiction PsychiatryMarina Tsoy-Podosenin
4:00-5:00PMPRITE ReviewChiefs

9/4/24

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMSupportive PsychotherapyRichard Rosenthal
2:00-3:00PMApproaching psychopharmacology in children and adolescentsGabrielle Carlson
3:00-4:00PMPsychopharmacologyPhilip Pecoraro
4:00-5:00PMPRITE Review Chiefs 

9/11/24

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMSupportive PsychotherapyRichard Rosenthal
2:00-3:00PMIntroduction to Development   Judith Crowell 
3:00-4:00PMMotivational InterviewingCourtney O’Brien
4:00-5:00PMPRITE Review Chiefs 

9/18/24 Wellness Afternoon 9/25/24

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMSupportive PsychotherapyRichard Rosenthal
2:00-3:00PMSocial and cultural Determinants of Health: Accepting Cultural NormsWilfred Farquharson & J Batra
3:00-4:00PMPsychopharmacologyPhilip Pecoraro
4:00-5:00PMPRITE Review Chiefs 

10/2/24: PRITE Exam – No lectures  

10/9/24

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMForensic & Community Psychiatry (AOT and ACT)Romil Sareen
2:00-3:00PMNeurodevelopmental Disorders  Judith Crowell (remote)
3:00-4:00PMPublic Mental Health PolicyLeslie Marino

10/16/24

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMSupportive PsychotherapyRichard Rosenthal
2:00-3:00PMIndications for Antipsychotic Medication in Youth  Lauren Spring 
3:00-4:00PMPsychopharmacologyPhilip Pecoraro

10/23/24

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMSupportive PsychotherapyRichard Rosenthal
2:00-3:00PMChild & Adolescent Psychiatry: Psychotic disordersIlana Yel
3:00-4:00PMImmigrant Populations: Impact of migration, colonization, racism and discrimination on mental health  Kimberly Alba & Anna Coward  

10/30/24

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMSupportive PsychotherapyRichard Rosenthal
2:00-3:00PMChild & Adolescent Psychiatry: Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder  Debra Reicher & Michael Greenberg  
3:00-4:00PMClozapineAndrew Krebo

11/6/24

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-3:00PMPsychopharmacology  Philip Pecoraro
3:00-4:00PMHigh Yield CL Topics: Dementia and DeliriumWalter Piddoubny

11/13/24

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMIntroduction to CBTAnthony Anzalone
2:00-3:00PMCBT for Mood Disorders V. Deutsch-Anzalone 
3:00-4:00PMBroadening the Lens of Cultural Competence: Understanding Varying Physical AbilitiesMaria Hensley

11/20/24

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMCBT for Anxiety Disorders Anthony Anzalone  
2:00-3:00PMLAIsSaghir Ahmed/Andrew Yang
3:00-4:00PMPsychopharmacologyPhilip Pecoraro 

11/27/24

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMPsychopharmacology UpdateAndrew Krebo & Emily Hill  
2:00-3:00PMEating DisordersG. Hymowitz, L. Spring 
3:00-4:00PMPsychopharmacologyPhilip Pecoraro

12/4/24

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMChild & Adolescent Psychiatry: DMDD & Bipolar DisordersGabrielle Carlson 
2:00-3:00PMEating DisordersP. Osborne and M. Tateosian 
3:00-4:00PMPsychopharmacologyPhilip Pecoraro

12/11/24

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-4:00PMEPS & Movement DisordersPeter Weiden

12/18/24 Wellness Afternoon 

12/25/24 – No Lectures 1/1/25 – No Lectures 1/8/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMPsychopharmacology UpdateEmily Hill & Andrew Krebo
2:00-4:00PMPsychopharmacologyPhilip Pecoraro

1/15/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMChalk talk: psychopharmacology substance use disordersJoshua Kaufman  
2:00-3:00PMNeuroscience: Suicide  Mason Chacko 
3:00-4:00PMEating Disorders  P. Osborne & Marianne Tateosian

1/22/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMNeuroscience: Neurobiology of GamblingIris Balodis (McMaster)
2:00-3:00PMNeuroscience: Perinatal mental health (parenting)  James Swain  
3:00-4:00PM Work with Spirituality, Religion, and Healing William Calabrese

1/29/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMResearch MethodologyScott Moeller
2:00-3:00PM Neuroscience: Perinatal mental health (opioids)  James Swain 
3:00-4:00PMCBT Role-Play Anna Coward & Patricia Osborne

2/5/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMIntroduction to DBT Brittain Mahaffey 
2:00-3:00PMExposure and Response Prevention for OCDBrittain Mahaffey
3:00-4:00PM Research MethodologyScott Moeller  

2/12/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMIntroduction to DBT Brittain Mahaffey 
2:00-3:00PMNeuroscience: Affective DisordersBrady Nelson 
3:00-4:00PMForensic Psychiatry Michael Schwartz

2/19/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-3:00PMForensic PsychiatryMichael Schwartz
3:00-4:00PMIntroduction to Group TherapyBrittain Mahaffey  

2/26/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMSPN for Medical Professionals   Genna Hymowitz & Elena Davidiak
2:00-4:00PM  Practice GuidelinesLaura Fochtmann

3/5/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMIntroduction to Group TherapyBrittain Mahaffey
2:00-3:00PMPsychotic Disorders: course, prognosis and cognitive functionAmit Patel/Omer Talpur
3:00-4:00PMNeuroscience: Schizophrenia  Anissa Abi-Dargham 

3/12/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMChalk Talk: Addiction PsychiatryJoshua Kaufman CANCELLED
2:00-3:00PMNeuroscience: Sleep    Michael Guido 
3:00-4:00PMIntegrated Care in PGY-3Courtney O’Brien

3/19/25 Wellness Afternoon 

3/26/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMNeuroscience: Age-related disorders Nikhil Palekar 
2:00-3:00PMHistory, Healthcare Disparities, Medical and Mental Health issues in the LGTBQ+ CommunityDodie Gillett & Veronica Tapia
3:00-4:00PM Intro to working with the pregnant patient  Melissa Rossi  

4/2/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMTBIGeoffrey Russell
2:00-3:00PMMotivational InterviewingCourtney O’Brien
3:00-4:00PM Neuroscience: Anxiety related disordersCourtney Liebling 

4/9/25

TimeCourseFaculty
2:00-3:00PMIntro to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Psychoanalytic vs Descriptive diagnoses Amanda Oliva (Teams) CANCELLED.  (Jimmy Master)
3:00-4:00PMMotivational Interviewing  Courtney O’Brien

4/16/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMPsychopharmacology UpdatesEmily Hill & Andrew Krebo           
2:00-3:00PMNeuroscience AddictionScott Moeller
3:00-4:00PMIntro to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Freud & Classical Psychoanalytic Principals Daniel Tieman (Teams) (Jimmy Master)

4/23/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMIntro to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Ego Psychology & Mechanisms of Defense Jimmy Master (Teams)
2:00-3:00PMUnderstanding Justice Involved Patients/ Prison Industrial ComplexRyan Montes
3:00-4:00PMNeuroscience: Mood DisordersLucian Manu 

4/30/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMPsychopharmacology UpdateEmily Hill & Andrew Krebo
2:00-3:00PMIntro to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Object Relations Adria Gerber (Teams) (Jimmy Master)
3:00-4:00PM Chalk Talk: Addiction PsychiatryJoshua Kaufman  

5/7/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMAdvanced PsychopharmacologyAndrew Krebo
2:00-3:00PMIntro to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. Psychologies of Identity from a Developmental Perspective: Cognitive (Piaget), Psychosocial (Erikson), Morality (Kohlberg), and Psychosexual (Freud), Separation-Individuation (Mahler).  Adria Gerber (Teams) (Jimmy Master)
3:00-4:00PM Chalk Talk: Addiction PsychiatryJoshua Kaufman  

5/14/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMInto to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Attachment Theories, Styles, and Psychopathology Related to Attachment Adria Gerber (Teams)    (Jimmy Master) 
3:00-4:00PMPractice GuidelinesLaura Focthmann

5/21/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMNeuroscience: Developmental disorders (ADHD Autism)   Judith Crowell
2:00-3:00PMAssessing Gender Roles and CHAT surveyKimberly Alba & Jenna Palladino
3:00-4:00PMHistory of PsychiatryAndrew Krebo

5/28/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMIntro to Working with the Pregnant Patient Melissa Rossi
2:00-3:00PMIntro to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Laying the Framework (beginning treatment and initial evaluation)

Daniel Tieman (Teams)

(Jimmy Master)

3:00-4:00PMHistory of PsychiatryAndrew Krebo

6/4/25 Resident Retreat – No Classes 

6/11/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-3:00PMWorking with Challenging PatientsRuchi Vikas
3:00-4:00PMSupportive PsychotherapyRichard Rosenthal

6/18/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMAdvanced PsychopharmacologyAndrew Krebo
2:00-3:00PMIntro to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Conducting Psychodynamic therapy and meeting therapeutic goals. Daniel Tieman (Teams)   (Jimmy Master)
3:00-4:00PMASCP: Psychopharmacology in the Medically Complex Patient (420)Brendan Beecher

6/25/25

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-4:00PMOutpatient Psychiatry Resident Hand-offBenjamin DeLucia