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) and Saturday or Sunday long call (7:30am-10pm) except for 3-day weekends, which have a 24hr shift.

PGY-3 and PGY-4 Years: Longitudinal, year-long, outpatient clinics

No scheduled call during PGY-3 and PGY-4 Years.

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