The Department of Psychiatry offers electives both on the main campus and elsewhere around the state. (See Elective Listings of this Department). The majority of the electives have been designed for students planning to enter primary care or another non-psychiatric specialty. However, students who definitely plan to enter psychiatry (or are uncertain about preferences for future practice but are considering psychiatry) are encouraged to take at least one elective in psychiatry along with a wide variety of electives in other clinical areas. In addition, the Department offers several electives in both clinical and basic neurosciences research. Research electives are suitable for all students but are particularly encouraged for students planning to take psychiatric residency training and/or for those hoping to pursue an academic career. If you have questions, please get in touch with Nancy E. Butler MD, Director of Medical Student Education, Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatry Building (PB A-233) 1111 West Tenth Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 (Telephone 317-274-1237) or Kelda H. Walsh, MD, Director of Elective Programming, Department of Psychiatry, Riley Hospital for Children (RI 4300) 702 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202 (Telephone 317-274-8162).
RESIDENCY TRAINING
The Department offers a four-year residency program in Psychiatry leading to certification in General (Adult) Psychiatry and a five-year postgraduate program leading to certification in both General and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry. Each of these programs has either a Clinical or an Academic track available, and each is approved by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education with certification available through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). The Department also offers a 2-year, post-residency fellowship in Child/Adolescent Psychiatry and one-year post-residency fellowships in Addiction Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry, leading to eligibility for subspecialty certification by the ABPN, as well as two other fellowships, one in Pervasive Developmental Disorders and the other in Psychopharmacology, which do not currently lead to any additional certificate eligibility but which do offer very useful clinical and research experiences for the advanced trainee. The Department of Psychiatry has joined with Pediatrics to offer a 5-year, triple-board residency leading to eligibility in Pediatrics, General Psychiatry, and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry. In addition, Psychiatry is part of a multi-departmental graduate program in Medical Neurobiology that prepares a suitable candidate to receive a Masters or Doctoral degree in Neurobiology.
Descriptive brochures, application forms, or other additional information may be obtained from Alan D. Schmetzer MD, Residency Training Director, Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatry Building (PB A-212) 1111 West Tenth Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-4800 (Telephone: 317-274-1224) or on the web at http://www.iupui.edu/~psycdept/.
Christopher J. McDougle, M.D.
Albert E. Sterne, Professor and Chairman
Department of Psychiatry