Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Clinical Rotations | Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Clinical Rotations

PGY1

RotationsMonths
Inpatient Psychiatry5
Emergency Psychiatry2
Night Float1

Medicine Rotations

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Family Medicine Clinic
  • Internal Medicine Wards                               
4

Call: Overnight call less than once a month in the Crisis Response Center and emergency coverage of the inpatient psychiatry floors.

 

PGY2

RotationsMonths
Inpatient Psychiatry3
Consultation & Liaison Psychiatry 3
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry1
Geriatric Psychiatry1
Addiction Psychiatry1
Elective1

Neurology

2

Call: Overnight call once every 12 days in the Crisis Response Center at Episcopal Hospital

PGY-3

RotationsMonths
Outpatient Psychiatry12

Call: Call coverage is Sunday through Thursday nights

Paid additional call and moonlighting opportunities are available on weekends.  

 

PGY-4

RotationsMonths

Administrative Elective

  • Inpatient Psychiatry
  • Consultation Liaison
  • Emergency Psychiatry
  • Outpatient Psychiatry
3
Forensic Psychiatry1
Electives8

Call: Call coverage is a consecutive Sat/Sun day shift covering consults at TUH once about every 3-4 months. There is no overnight or holiday call.

Moonlighting opportunities are available on weekends.

 

Electives 

We are always flexible and try our best to accommodate resident’s interests. Below are some of the electives available:
 

  • Research
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Pre-operative Psychological Clearances
  • Palliative Medicine
  • Pain Medicine
  • College Mental Health
  • Psych-oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center
  • Teaching
  • Gender Affirmation Surgery
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans
  • Collaborative/Integrative Care
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 
  • Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 
  • Forensics in Various Settings—Correctional, Inpatient, Outpatient
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy 
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation 
  • Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Treatment 
  • Community Mental Health