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Why Do your Residency in Rochester?
There are many good reasons, but key among them is our reputation for high-quality education and professional development—cornerstones of our Psychiatry Department’s mission since its inception in 1946. Six decades later, this commitment to excellence is stronger than ever and exemplified in our robust four-year residency program.
As you review our site, keep in mind that residency training, like all programs in the Department of Psychiatry, embodies four interconnected themes that will have a profound impact on your educational experience:
- Our patients are outstanding teachers. With a wealth of clinical programs and a large and diverse client base, the department's patient care services offer enormous learning opportunities for our trainees.
- Our education programs emphasize multidisciplinary training. In addition to having highly developed knowledge and skills in one’s own discipline, optimal patient care results from effective interactions between all members of the health care team. Each serves as a resource to all of the others, leveraging opportunities for shared learning about the most effective interdisciplinary processes.
- Our program balances the theoretical and clinical perspectives of training. The biological aspects of psychiatric care have their place alongside in-depth training in psychological and systems interventions.
- Our department is firmly committed to lifelong learning and professional development. For residents, this translates into rich and rewarding opportunities at every level of our program. Conferences, grand rounds, and a host of other educational offerings and activities assure a vibrant learning environment for all.
