Regular Academic Year (September - June)
MONDAY
Research Rounds
- Who: All residents and faculty
- Attendance: Optional
- When: Mondays, 12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Description: During this weekly seminar, distinguished visiting scientists, clinical researchers, and faculty members from the Department of Psychiatry are invited to present their current research or topics that are of special interest. Not only does this seminar help residents and faculty stay abreast of new findings, but it also provides residents with an introduction to research methodology.
TUESDAY
R3/R4 General Psychiatry Lecture
- Who: PGY-3 and PGY-4 residents
- Attendance: Required (protected time)
- When: Tuesdays, 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
Description: Comprehensive lecture series covering general topics on psychiatry presented by University of Iowa faculty. This includes series on Psychosomatics (including transplant, HIV, Hepatitis C, Psychiatric Oncology, and Psychiatric manifestations of Cerebrovascular disease), Geriatric Psychiatry, Theories of Development, Forensic Psychiatry, Eating Disorders, Gender Differences in Psychiatry, Neuropsychology, Substance Abuse, Sexual Disorders, and Future Career information in Research and Private practice.
Psychotherapy Case Conference
- Who: PGY-3 residents and others following psychotherapy patients
- Attendance: Required for PGY-3 residents, Optional for PGY-4 residents
- When: Tuesdays, 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Description: Presentation of psychotherapy patients by residents to discuss formulation and treatment strategies. Often recordings or videotapes of ongoing resident therapy are reviewed by the group. Focus is on the practical aspects of doing psychotherapy including the therapist-patient alliance, transference, countertransference, resistance, strategies for change, and termination.
Grand Rounds
- Who: All residents and faculty
- Attendance: Required
- When: Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Description: University of Iowa faculty or well known speakers from around the country present clinical updates on various topics, with University of Iowa faculty presenting a particular patient who is interviewed during the round. Recent topics include: genetics of substance abuse, issues in forensic psychiatry, psychiatric effects of brain stimulation, and optimal management of schizophrenia.
WEDNESDAY
Outpatient Morning Report
- Who: PGY-3 and PGY-4 residents
- Attendance: Required
- When: Wednesdays, 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Description: Case presentations by senior residents of "difficult" or interesting patients, lead by the Chief Resident and an assigned faculty member. Recent topics have included: diagnostic dilemmas, dealing with inability to pay for medications, managing outpatient commitment, continuity of care following inpatient admission, dealing with unreliable patients without sources of ancillary history, and managing side effects of long term use of medication.
R3/R4 Psychotherapy
- Who: PGY-3 residents
- Attendance: Required for R3s who are excused from clinic, but optional for R4s. Optional for PGY-4 Residents
- When: Wednesdays, 8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Description: Seminar presenting both the theoretical basis, as well as the practical aspects of various psychotherapy schools, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Supportive Therapy, Marriage and Family therapy, and Psychodynamic therapy.
Journal Club
- Who: All residents
- Attendance: Recommended
- When: Wednesdays. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Description: Twice a month a senior resident presents a current journal article for review and discussion. With a faculty member as a facilitator, the methods and design of the study, as well as the results and conclusions are discussed. In addition to helping residents remain well-informed on current research topics, the seminar encourages critical thinking while reading published articles.
THURSDAY
Chairman's Rounds
- Who: All residents
- Attendance: Required
- When: Thursdays, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (protected time)
Description: Each week a different resident presents a detailed case history to Dr. Robert Robinson. After the history presentation, the patient is invited to the seminar and interviewed by Dr Robinson. After the patient leaves, Dr. Robinson leads a discussion using the Socratic method, during which each resident is asked to comment on some aspect of the case.
FRIDAY
Psychopharmacology
- Who: All residents
- Attendance: Required
- When: Fridays, 11:45am - 1:00 p.m.
Description: During this weekly seminar, the department's psychopharmacologists provide up-to-date information about currently available and soon-to-be-available. General principles of pharmacologic management are also emphasized. Drugs that have been marketed within the last year are given special attention. The lectures review the neurochemistry, efficacy, side effects, contraindications, and long term effects of various classes of drugs. Additional topics that are covered include acute and maintenance treatment of psychiatric disorders, considerations for pediatric and geriatric populations, treatment of refractory psychiatric disorders, management of drug-induced illnesses and side effects, and treatments of drug overdose and withdrawal.
Other Didactics:
Psychiatric Ethics - (required) 3-year rotating course covering ethical problems in the care of mentally ill patients and the psychiatrist's role within diverse communities. This course includes assigned readings and case discussion. Topics covered include: boundary issues, decision-making capacity, paternalism, "cosmetic" psychopharmacology, respect for religious beliefs, involuntary treatment, informed consent, labeling through diagnosis, genetic determinism, suicide, confidentiality, impaired physicians, and economic/access to care issues.
Neuropsychiatry - (required) Annual four lecture series presented by Dr. Robinson, the department chair, examining the philosophical limitations in understanding psychiatry. Dr. Robinson focuses on four perspectives from which one can view psychiatry: the disease perspective, the behavioral perspective, the dimensional perspective, and the life-story perspective. He examines the implicit assumptions and functional utility of each approach.
Board Review Course - Yearly course of 4-6 dinner lectures covering general topics in preparation for psychiatry written boards. These are presented during the evenings over dinner with faculty and local community physicians reviewing structure of the boards, neurology, child psychiatry, medical illness and psychiatric illness, and psychotherapy for the boards. This course is optional for all residents but senior residents highly recommended to attend.
Mock Oral Boards - R3 and R4 residents have the option of participating in mock oral boards with an assigned faculty member. This consists of interviewing an unknown patient in half an hour and then presenting the case to the faculty, including all relevant history, discussing case formulation, and differential diagnosis and treatment plans.
Psychotherapy Supervision - R3 and R4 residents are required to meet regularly with their assigned psychotherapy supervisor (typically 1 hour per week) to discuss ongoing therapy patients and their treatment.
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