Second Year Residency Rotations
- ADULT INPATIENT PSYCHIATRY - A floor UCLA RNPH, 5 months
Residents work on one of three teams each devoted to mood disorders, psychosis or substance abuse caring for all psychiatrically hospitalized adults ages 18-54. You will act as a primary caregiver and psychiatrist managing acute suicidal ideation, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, psychotic and manic exacerbations in addition to Axis II pathology. Psychiatry call, see below. - CONSULTATION LIASON - UCLA CHS, 3 months
Residents cover all ER consults and consults from the medical center coming in during the day. There are a variety of problems that are addressed in both ER patients and patients with medical co morbidities working with all services in the medical center. You will treat conditions such as delirium, agitation, depression, consultation for organ transplant and capacity evaluations. Psychiatry call, see below. - CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY - 2 SOUTH and 2 WEST UCLA RNPH, 2 months
During these two months you will serve as the case coordinator for patients on the adolescent unit ranging from 5-17 years old. You will also serve as the psychiatrist and medical doctor for patients on the eating disorders unit. There are many pathologies such as depression, psychosis, bipolar disorder, ADHD, ODD, conduct disorder, anorexia, OCD, bulimia and fetal alcohol syndrome. You will also conduct many family sessions and work closely with social workers and school systems. Psychiatry call, see below. - PSYCHIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (PICU) - 2WAB VA Hospital, 1 month
As in intern year, this is a locked 12 person unit located on 2WAB of the VA hospital. Here you will see a range of pathology --schizophrenia, mood disorders, substance abuse, and acute suicide risk and malingering. The patients that are admitted to the PICU generally need the highest level of care/security and all are on holds. Psychiatric call, see below. - CHRONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA UNIT - 2SAB VA Hospital, 3 months
This is a unique VA ward caring for chronic schizophrenic and occasionally bipolar patients. Most patients on this unit have a longer length of stay than at other hospitals and you are able to follow their inpatient progress for longer periods of time. Community rounds are held several times per week with all attendings and patients together in a group setting in order to enhance therapeutic alliance and social interactions. Psychiatry call, see below. - CALL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Second year residents will take overnight psychiatric call at either UCLA or the VA averaging 45 calls per year. UCLA calls are 5pm-8am (8am-8am on weekends) with an R1 overnight and an R3 until 11pm. R2s have protected time from 2am-7/8am. VA calls are from 5pm-8am with an R1 overnight and have protected time from 11pm-8am and serve as emergency back-up.
