PGY-2 Didactics Curriculum (2026-2027)

UPDATED 6/23/2026

7/1/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMIntro to Inpatient ChildAnjali Narayan
2:00-3:00PMIntro to Psychiatry Consultation Liaison PsychiatryBrian Bronson
3:00-4:00PMHigh Yield CL Topics: Assessment of CapacityMason Chacko

7/8/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMChild & Adolescent Psychiatry: 
Intro to Assessment		Gabrielle Carlson
2:00-3:00PMChild & Adolescent Psychiatry: ADHDGabrielle Carlson
3:00-4:00PMMotivational InterviewingCourtney O’Brien

7/15/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMMalingeringRyan Montes
2:00-3:00PMHigh Yield CL Topics: Managing the medically complex patientMason Chacko
3:00-4:00PMHigh Yield CL Topics: Dementia and Delirium

Walter Piddoubny

Walter.piddoubny@gmail.com

7/22/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMPsychotic Disorders in the elderlyNikhil Palekar
2:00-3:00PMHistory of Psychotic DisordersAndrew Krebo
3:00-4:00PMAssessing School ThreatsDeborah Weisbrot

7/29/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMPublic Mental Health Policy

Leslie Marino

leslie.marino@omh.ny.gov

2:00-3:00PMNeuropsychological EvaluationChristopher Christodoulou
3:00-4:00PMPsychotic Disorders/Prodromal Psychosis in children & adolescentsMaged Soliman

8/5/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-3:00PMHierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): Dimensional Alternative to Traditional NosologiesRoman Kotov
3:00-4:00PMIntroduction to ECTLaura Fochtmann

8/12/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMCatatonia

Andrew Francis

afrancis1@pennstatehealth.psu.edu

2:00-3:00PMForensic & Community Psychiatry (AOT and ACT)Romil Sareen
3:00-4:00PMIndications for Antipsychotic Medication in YouthLauren Spring

8/19/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:30PMPractice GuidelinesLaura Fochtmann
2:30-4:00PMApproaching psychopharmacology in children and adolescentsGabrielle Carlson

9/2/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMSupportive PsychotherapyRichard Rosenthal
2:00-3:00PMPsychopharmacologyPhilip Pecoraro
3:00-4:00PMMotivational InterviewingCourtney O’Brien

9/9/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMSupportive PsychotherapyRichard Rosenthal
2:00-4:00PMIntroduction to DevelopmentJudith Crowell

9/16/26 Wellness Afternoon

9/23/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMSupportive PsychotherapyRichard Rosenthal
2:00-3:00PMSocial and cultural Determinants of Health: Accepting Cultural Norms

Wilfred Farquharson

wif4004@med.cornell.edu

3:00-4:00PMPsychopharmacologyPhilip Pecoraro

9/30/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMSupportive PsychotherapyRichard Rosenthal
2:00-4:00PMIntro to developmentAmanda Gorecki

10/7/26: PRITE Exam – No lectures

10/14/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMSupportive PsychotherapyRichard Rosenthal
2:00-3:00PMIntro to Psychodynamic PsychotherapyJimmy Master
3:00-4:00PMPsychopharmacologyPhilip Pecoraro

10/21/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMIntro to Psychodynamic PsychotherapyJimmy Master
2:00-3:00PMGeriatric PsychiatrySasha Weiss
3:00-4:00PMImmigrant Populations: Impact of migration, colonization, racism and discrimination on mental healthKimberly Alba & Anna Coward

10/28/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMSupportive PsychotherapyRichard Rosenthal
2:00-3:00PMAddiction PsychiatryRichard Rosenthal
3:00-4:00PMClozapineAndrew Krebo

11/4/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMIntro to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Adria Gerber (Jimmy Master)

Virtual

2:00-3:00PMPsychopharmacologyPhilip Pecoraro
3:00-4:00PMFinancial Planning for PhysiciansRomil Sareen

11/11/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMIntro to Psychodynamic PsychotherapyAdria Gerber
2:00-3:00PMBroadening the Lens of Cultural Competence: Understanding Varying Physical AbilitiesMaria Hensley
3:00-4:00PMPsychopharmacologyPhilip Pecoraro

11/18/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-4:00PMEPS & Movement Disorders

Peter Weiden

peter@pjweiden.com

This lecture is in person in 085A

11/25/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMNeurodevelopmental DisordersJudith Crowell
2:00-3:00PMEating DisordersGenna Hymowitz and Lauren Spring 
3:00-4:00PMPsychopharmacologyPhilip Pecoraro

12/2/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMIntro to Psychodynamic PsychotherapyAdria Gerber
2:00-3:00PMEating DisordersPatricia Osborne and Marianne Tateosian
3:00-4:00PMPsychopharmacologyPhilip Pecoraro

12/9/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMIntro to Psychodynamic PsychotherapyDan Tieman
2:00-3:00PMChild & Adolescent Psychiatry: 
DMDD & Bipolar Disorders		Gabrielle Carlson
3:00-4:00PMPsychopharmacology UpdateEmily Hill & Andrew Krebo

12/16/26 Wellness Afternoon

12/23/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-4:00PMOpen for Cancellations 

12/30/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMIntro to Psychodynamic PsychotherapyDan Tieman
2:00-3:00PMLAIsSaghir Ahmed/Andrew Yang
3:00-4:00PMPsychopharmacologyPhilip Pecoraro

1/6/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMIntro to Psychodynamic PsychotherapyJimmy Master
2:00-4:00PMPsychopharmacologyPhilip Pecoraro

1/13/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMIntroduction to CBTAnthony Anzalone
2:00-3:00PMNeuroscience: SuicideMason Chacko
3:00-4:00PMEating DisordersPatricia Osborne & Marianne Tateosian

1/20/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMCBT for Mood DisordersV. Deutsch-Anzalone
2:00-3:00PMWork with Spirituality, Religion, and HealingWilliam Calabrese
3:00-4:00PMNeuroscience: Perinatal mental health (parenting)James Swain

1/27/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMCBT for Anxiety DisordersAnthony Anzalone
2:00-3:00PMNeuroscience: Perinatal mental health (opioids)James Swain
3:00-4:00PMResearch MethodologyScott Moeller

2/3/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMCBT Role-PlayAnna Coward & Patricia Osborne
2:00-3:00PMIntro to working with pregnant patientsMelissa Rossi
3:00-4:00PMNeuroscience Of Age-related DisordersCliff Cassidy

2/10/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMChild & Adolescent Psychiatry: Psychotic DisordersIlana Yel
2:00-3:00PMNeuroscience: Affective DisordersBrady Nelson
3:00-4:00PMForensic Psychiatry

Michael Schwartz

mikeschw0752@gmail.com

2/17/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-3:00PMForensic Psychiatry

Michael Schwartz

mikeschw0752@gmail.com

3:00-4:00PMAddiction PsychiatryRichard Rosenthal

2/24/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMPsychopharmacology UpdateEmily Hill & Andrew Krebo
2:00-3:00PMOrientation to Outpatient WorkflowAnne Nguyen
3:00-4:00PMNeuroscience: AddictionScott Moeller

3/3/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMExposure and Response Prevention for OCDBrittain Mahaffey
2:00-3:00PMPsychotic Disorders: course, prognosis and cognitive function

Amit Patel/Omer Talpur

Amitppatel.md@gmail.com

3:00-4:00PMNeuroscience: SchizophreniaAnissa Abi-Dargham

3/10/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMChalk Talk: Addiction Psychiatry

Joshua Kaufman

Joshua.kaufman@cdphp.com

2:00-3:00PMNeuroscience: SleepMichael Guido
3:00-4:00PMIntegrated Care in PGY-3Courtney O’Brien

3/17/27 Wellness Afternoon

3/24/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMNeuroscience: Age-related disordersNikhil Paleka
2:00-3:00PMHistory, Healthcare Disparities, Medical and Mental Health issues in the LGTBQ+ CommunityVeronica Tapia
3:00-4:00PMNeuroscience: SchizophreniaAnissa Abi-Dargham

3/31/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMSPN for Medical ProfessionalsGenna Hymowitz & Elena Davidiak
2:00-3:00PMMotivational InterviewingCourtney O’Brien
3:00-4:00PMNeuroscience: Anxiety related disordersCourtney Liebling

4/7/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMIntroduction to DBTBrittain Mahaffey
2:00-4:00PMChalk Talk: Addiction Psychiatry

Joshua Kaufman

Joshua.kaufman@cdphp.com

4/14/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:30PM

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry:

Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder

Michael Greenberg & Debra Reicher 

(switched from 8/26 with L. Fochtmann) 

3:00-4:00PMIntroduction to DBTBrittain Mahaffey

4/21/27

TimeCourseFaculty 
1:00-2:00PMIntroduction to Group TherapyBrittain Mahaffey 
2:00-3:00PMUnderstanding Justice Involved Patients/ Prison Industrial ComplexRyan Montes 
3:00-4:00PMNeuroscience: Mood DisordersGreg Perlman 

4/28/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMPsychopharmacology UpdateEmily Hill & Andrew Krebo
2:00-4:00PMPractice GuidelineLaura Fochtmann

5/5/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMAdvanced PsychopharmacologyAndrew Krebo
2:00-4:00PMPractice GuidelinesLaura Fochtmann

5/12/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMNeuroscience: Developmental disorders (ADHD Autism)Judith Crowell
2:00-3:00PMMotivational InterviewingCourtney O’Brien

5/19/27

TimeCourseFaculty
2:00-3:00PMAssessing Gender Roles and CHAT surveyKimberly Alba & Jenna Palladino
3:00-4:00PMHistory of PsychiatryAndrew Krebo

5/26/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMIntroduction to Group TherapyBrittain Mahaffey
2:00-3:00PMResearch MethodologyScott Moeller
3:00-4:00PMHistory of PsychiatryAndrew Krebo

6/2/27 Resident Retreat – No Classes

6/9/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMChalk talk: Psychopharmacology substance use disorders

Joshua Kaufman

Joshua.kaufman@cdphp.com

2:00-3:00PMSupportive PsychotherapyRichard Rosenthal
3:00-4:00PMTBIGeoffrey Russell

6/16/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMAdvanced PsychopharmacologyAndrew Krebo
2:00-3:00PMASCP: Psychopharmacology in the Medically Complex Patient (420)Brendan Beecher
3:00-4:00PMPsychotic Disorders/Prodromal Psychosis in children & adolescentsMaged Soliman

6/23/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-4:00PMOutpatient Psychiatry Resident Hand-offBenjamin DeLucia

6/30/27: No classes