Yale School of Medicine

Yale Child Study Center

Albert J. Solnit Integrated Training

Albert J. Solnit Integrated Training

Yale Child Study Center
230 South Frontage Road
New Haven, CT 06520
Tel: 203.785.2540

Training Program

Research Residency Training Schedule


Year One – Internship Year
3 mos. 6 mos. 1 mo. 1 mo. 1 mo.
Inpatient Psychiatry (VA) Pediatrics Child Psychiatry C-L Adult Neurology Child Neurology

Year Two – Clinical Skills Year
3 mos. 1 mo. 3 mos. 3 mos. 1 mo. 1 mo.
CPIS Child Psychiatry Inpatient Addictions Adolescents CASE
IICAPS
School Consults
CNRU CMHC Adult Consultation Liaison at VA Adult Emergency Psychiatry at VA
Weekly research seminar during the first six months to consider advanced degree programs and to meet with potential mentors. Decision concerning pursuit of an advanced degree by mid-December

Year Three – Basic Research Skills Year
2 mos. 10 mos.
Intensive research course work Outpatient Child and Adult Psychiatry in specialty clinics with EBM treatments (60%)
(1.5 days (30%) each= 3 days a week for 12 months)
Psychotherapies with Evidence-Based CBT, Brief Psychotherapy, Pharmacotherapy, and Pharmacotherapy with Psychotherapy
Research and Course Work 1.5 days per week (17% counting for general psychiatry and 13% counting for child and adolescent psychiatry (10 mo) = 30%
Psychodynamic long-term child and adult cases (10% equivalent =5% General Psychiatry and 5% Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

Year Four – Research and Outpatient Child Psychiatry Year
Continuing mentored clinical or bench research (50%) 3.0 days per week
Outpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (30%) 1.5 days per week
Long-term patients and Outpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (20% equivalent=5% General Psychiatry and 15% Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

Year Five – Outpatient Psychiatry Skills and Research Year
General Psychiatry patients 2.5 days per week (50%) at VA
Geriatrics 0.5 days per week (10%) at VA
Psychodynamic long-term child and adult cases (10% equivalent =5% General Psychiatry and 5% Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Research (30%)

Year Six – Research and Outpatient Child Psychiatry Year
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry long-term cases 1 day per week (20%)
Mentored Research 80%

Research time

PG-II 36% (Research seminar; CASE ˜time 50% research time 3 mos. plus 3 mos on inpatient research unit at CMHC)
PG-III 90% (60% time in research clinics and 30% time in research/coursework)
PG-IV 60%
PG-V 30%
PG-VI 80%

VA Rotations

PG-I: 0.5 FTE: 3 months full time on inpatient Unit for each of two residents (6 months, 0.5 FTE)
PG-II: 0.3 FTE: 1 month ER Psychiatry and 1 month C-L for each of two residents (4 months, 0.3 FTE)
PG-III: 0.0 FTE
PG-IV: 1.2 FTE (12 months at 60% time for 2 residents; 14.4 months; 1.2 FTE)
PG-V: 0.0 FTE
PG-VI: 0.0 FTE

Total: 2.0 FTE for the full Integrated training program when fully filled

General Psychiatry: 36.0 months

Year 1: 12.0 months (3 mo VA inpatient, 1 mo C-L; 2 mo neurology; 6 mo pediatric medicine)
Year 2: 7.5 months (1.5 mo CASE; 1 mo ER; 1 mo C-L; 1 mo Addictions; 3 mo CNRU Inpatient research unit)
Year 3: 5.7 months (30% or 3.0 mo general psychiatry research specialty outpatient clinics (10 mo); 10% or 1.0 mo long term psychotherapy patients (10 mo); 17 % o or 1.7 mo research (10 mo))
Year 4: 2.4 months (20% long term psychotherapy patients)
Year 5: 8.4 months (50% or 6 mo outpatient clinic at VA; 10% long term psychotherapy patients and 10% geriatrics for 2.4 mo)
Year 6: No general psychiatry

Requirements for General Psychiatry

Inpatient: 6 months (3 mo at VA in PG-1 and 3 mo at CNRU PG-2)
ER: 1 mo (PG-2)
Addictions: 1 mo (PG-2)
Addictions: 1 mo (PG-2)
Geriatrics: 1 mo (10% time PG-5)
Outpatient: 14.8 months of treating patients for at least one year (40% for 10 mo or 4 mo PG-3; 20 % for a year or 2.4 mo in year 4; 70% or 8.4 months in year 5)

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: 24.4 months

Year 2: 4.5 months (1.5 mo Community placement at IICAPS and school consults; 3 mo inpt CPIS)
Year 3: 4.3 months (30% or 3.0 mo child psychiatry specialty outpatient clinics; 13% or 1.3 mo research)
Year 4: 7.2 months (30% research for 3.6 mo; 3.6 mo outpatient child and adolescent psychiatry)
Year 5: 3.6 (3.6 mo research)
Year 6: 4.8 (2.4 mo clinical and 2.4 mo research)