Sample Rotation Schedules
PGY-1 and PGY-2 Years: Based on 13 four-week "blocks"
PGY-1
- Half of the year is on non-psychiatry rotations including Ambulatory Medicine, Subspecialty Outpatient Clinics, Inpatient Geriatric Medicine
- Half of the year is on psychiatry rotations including Emergency Psychiatry, Inpatient Adult Psychiatry, and Night Float
- Call: Interns have on average 2-3 call shifts per month including a mix of weekday short call (5-10pm) and weekend long call (7:30am-10pm)
PGY-2
- 5 blocks of Inpatient Adult Psychiatry
- 2 blocks of Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- 2 blocks of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
- 1 block of Detox/Residential Substance Program
- 1 block of community HIV clinic
- 1 block of Elective
- 1 block of Night Float (split into two 2-week blocks)
- Call: PGY-2s have on average 2-3 calls shifts per month including a mix of weekday short call (5-10pm), Saturday 24hr (7:30am-7:30am), and Sunday long call (7:30am-10pm)
PGY-3 and PGY-4 Years: Longitudinal, year-long, outpatient clinics
PGY-3: Completion of core/required clinics
- 6-7 half-days of VA core teaching clinics
- 1-2 half-days of psychotherapy and electives, including UCLA electives
- 1 half-day of didactics
- 1 half-day of clinical administrative time (completion of notes, phone calls, voicemails, paperwork, etc.)
- no call
PGY-4: Electives, chief/leadership opportunities
- Multiple elective opportunities at the VA and UCLA
- Option to continue 3rd year clinics
- 1 half-day of didactics and 1 half-day of administrative time
- Chief opportunities: Inpatient, ED/CL, Outpatient, Program/Administrative
- no call