Rotations
Required Rotations
Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington – Northwest campus are the primary practice sites for the required learning experiences in this PGY2 program. Additionally, there is one 4-week outpatient mental health experience that is conducted at the VA Puget Sound in Seattle, WA.
- Inpatient Adult Psychiatry – Acute Care A
- Inpatient Adult Psychiatry – Acute Care B
- Inpatient Adult Psychiatry – Intensive Care Unit
- Outpatient Mental Health – Veterans Affairs Hospital (VA)
- Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry
- Inpatient Addiction Medicine Consult Service
- Inpatient Psychiatric Consult Liaison
Elective Rotations
Residents can select three of the following elective rotations. The elective rotations can be changed throughout the year to accommodate the resident’s interests and goals. Residents may also repeat any required rotation as an elective or choose a rotation currently offered in the PGY1 Pharmacy Acute Care or Ambulatory Care experiences.
- Ambulatory Clinic Rotation – HIV at Madison Clinic
- Inpatient Neurology
- Ambulatory Clinic Rotation – Family Medicine Clinic
- Long-term Inpatient Treatment at Western State Hospital
- Ambulatory Clinic Rotation – Chronic Pain Clinic
Sample Schedule
| Block | Resident 1 | Resident 2 |
| July 7/5 to 8/4 |
Orientation | Orientation |
| August 8/7 to 9/1 |
Inpatient Adult Psychiatry- Acute Care A (Harborview) | Inpatient Adult Psychiatry – Intensive Care Unit (Harborview) |
| September 9/5 to 9/29 |
Inpatient Addiction Medicine Consult Service (Harborview) | Outpatient Mental Health – Veterans Affairs Hospital (VA) |
| October 10/2 to 10/27 |
Outpatient Mental Health – Veterans Affairs Hospital (VA) | Inpatient Adult Psychiatry- Acute Care A (Harborview) |
| November 10/30 to 12/1 |
Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry (UWMC-NW) | Inpatient Addiction Medicine Consult Service (Harborview) |
| December 12/4 to 12/29 |
Project Month | Project Month |
| January 1/2 to 2/2 |
Inpatient Adult Psychiatry- Acute Care B (Harborview) | Ambulatory Clinic Rotation – HIV at Madison Clinic (Harborview) |
| February 2/5 to 3/1 |
Ambulatory Clinic Rotation – Chronic Pain Clinic (UWMC-ML) | Inpatient Adult Psychiatry- Acute Care B (Harborview) |
| March 3/4 to 3/29 |
Inpatient Psychiatric Consult Liaison (Harvorview) | Ambulatory Clinic Rotation – Family Medicine Clinic |
| April 4/1 to 4/26 |
Inpatient Internal Medicine – Acute Care | Inpatient Psychiatric Consult Liaison (Harvorview) |
| May 4/29 to 5/31 |
Long-term Inpatient Treatment at Western State Hospital | Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry (UWMC-NW) |
| June 6/3 to 7/4 |
Inpatient Adult Psychiatry – Intensive Care Unit (Harborview) | Long-term Inpatient Treatment at Western State Hospital |
Staffing
The staffing requirement for the psychiatry PGY2’s is 32 hours/month and is comprised of one 8 hour shift every other Saturday (in one of two outpatient pharmacies) and a weekly evening clinical shift for 4 hours on the inpatient psychiatry service.
Projects
Residents will have opportunities to work on quality improvement projects, independent research projects (alone or in collaboration with other researchers within UW Medicine), and drug utilization reviews. The clinical pharmacists work closely with the School of Pharmacy and the Department of Psychiatry, allowing for the availability of numerous resources for the resident, depending on their research interests.