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GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY CONCENTRATION

GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY CONCENTRATION. Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School Psychiatry Residency Program. Mission. To teach residents about the work and career possibilities in Geriatric Psychiatry

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GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY CONCENTRATION

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  1. GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY CONCENTRATION Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School Psychiatry Residency Program

  2. Mission • To teach residents about the work and career possibilities in Geriatric Psychiatry • To help residents acquire clinical and academic experience in Geriatric Psychiatry and Geriatric Neuropsychiatry • To foster residents relationships with clinicians, academic faculty and other residents working within BWH Geriatric Psychiatry and with affiliated services and departments. • To provide access to mentorship for scholarly work and guidance for specialty training

  3. Concentration Objectives • Learn about geriatric psychiatry disorders. • Gain experience in the evaluation and treatment of geriatric psychiatry patients and their familiesby working with BWH geriatric psychiatrists and other clinicians and faculty • Learn about how geriatric psychiatry interfaces with other aspects of psychiatry, medical specialties and community resources. • Learn about career options & trajectories in geriatric psychiatry from BWH faculty and staff and other trainees. • Learn about the larger geriatric psychiatry community locally, regionally and nationally and how to get connected. • Opportunity for mentorship in these activities & applying for geriatric psychiatry fellowships.

  4. Overview of Geriatric Psychiatry at BWH

  5. Concentration Leadership, Faculty & Trainees • Who to contact: Juan Carlos Urizar and Nancy Donovan • Emails: jurizar@bwh.harvard.edu; njdonovan@bwh.harvard.edu. • Office hours: Third Thursday of every month 2-3 pm and as needed. Please schedule in advance. • Geriatric Psychiatry Division Meetings: be part of the listserve for division meetings • Contact Kelsey Biddle at kdbiddle@bwh.harvard.edu • Regular meetings 2nd and 4th Monday of each month @ 3-4 PM. 1st Wednesday of each month @1:30-2:30 PM • Meet other geriatric psychiatry faculty • Cathy Gonzalez MD cgonzalez7@bwh.harvard.edu • Carolina Jimenez-Mediedo MD CJIMENEZMADIEDO@PARTNERS.ORG • Abby Altman PhD analtman@bwh.harvard.edu • Meet Partners geriatric psychiatry fellow(s): • Caroline Bader MD (2018-2019) csbader@partners.org • Megan Dawson MD (2019-2020) mdawson2@partners.org • Rachel Ann Meyen MD (2019-2020) • Residents involved in geriatric psychiatry concentration as of 2019-2020 • Jennie Davidow MD (PGY-4), HemaKher MD (PGY-3), ArthiKumaravel MD (PGY-3), Erica Siwila-Sackman MD (PGY-2), Sanjali Kumar MD (PGY-2)

  6. Residency Framework and Elective Options

  7. Shadowing Opportunities 1 Geriatric Neuropsychiatry; 2 Geriatric Psychology; 3 Neuropsychology (evaluations involve AM and PM); 4 Social Work, 5 Geriatric Psychiatry. In parentheses: tentative days

  8. Relevant Dates for Geriatric Psychiatry

  9. PGY3 Didactics for Geriatric Psychiatry

  10. QUESTIONS? For more information- http://www.geriatricpsychiatry.bwh.harvard.edu http://nearesearch.bwh.harvard.edu/

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