PGY-2 Didactics 2025-2026
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Intro to Inpatient Child |
Lauren Spring |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Intro to Psychiatry Consultation Liaison Psychiatry |
Brian Bronson |
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3:00-4:00PM |
High Yield CL Topics: Assessment of Capacity |
Mason Chacko |
7/9/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-3:00PM |
Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): Dimensional Alternative to Traditional Nosologies |
Roman Kotov |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Malingering |
Ryan Montes |
7/16/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Motivational Interviewing |
Courtney O’Brien |
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2:00-3:00PM |
High Yield CL Topics: Managing the medically complex patient |
Mason Chacko |
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3:00-4:00PM |
High Yield CL Topics: Dementia and Delirium |
Walter Piddoubny |
7/23/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Neuropsychological Evaluation
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Chris Christadoulou
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2:00-3:00PM |
History of Psychotic Disorders |
Andrew Krebo |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Forensic & Community Psychiatry (AOT and ACT) |
Romil Sareen |
7/30/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Public Mental Health Policy |
Leslie Marino leslie.marino@omh.ny.gov |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Psychotic Disorders in the Elderly |
Nikhil Palekar CANCELLED
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3:00-4:00PM |
Psychotic Disorders/Prodromal Psychosis in children & adolescents |
Maged Soliman CANCELLED |
8/6/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Intro to Assessment |
Gabrielle Carlson |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: ADHD |
Gabrielle Carlson |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Indications for Antipsychotic Medication in Youth |
Lauren Spring |
8/13/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Catatonia |
Andrew Francis afrancis1@pennstatehealth.psu.edu |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Assessing School Threats |
Deborah Weisbrot |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Introduction to ECT |
Laura Fochtmann |
8/20/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Cultural Psychiatry: Implicit Bias CHAT Survey |
Wilfred Farquharson
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2:00-4:00PM |
Introduction to ECT |
Laura Fochtmann |
8/27/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:30PM |
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Debra Reicher & Michael Greenberg |
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2:30-4:00PM |
Approaching psychopharmacology in children and adolescents |
Gabrielle Carlson |
9/3/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Supportive Psychotherapy |
Richard Rosenthal |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Motivational Interviewing |
Courtney O’Brien |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Psychopharmacology |
Philip Pecoraro |
9/10/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Supportive Psychotherapy |
Richard Rosenthal |
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2:00-4:00PM |
Introduction to Development
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Judith Crowell |
9/17/25 Wellness Afternoon
9/24/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Supportive Psychotherapy |
Richard Rosenthal |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Social and cultural Determinants of Health: Accepting Cultural Norms |
Wilfred Farquharson |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Psychopharmacology |
Philip Pecoraro |
10/1/25:
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-3:00PM |
Supportive Psychotherapy |
Richard Rosenthal |
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2:00-4:00PM |
Intro to development |
Judith Crowell |
10/8/25: PRITE Exam – No lectures
10/15/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Supportive Psychotherapy |
Richard Rosenthal |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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Judith Crowell
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3:00-4:00PM |
Psychopharmacology |
Philip Pecoraro |
10/22/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Supportive Psychotherapy |
Richard Rosenthal |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Geriatric Psychiatry |
Sasha Weiss |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Immigrant Populations: Impact of migration, colonization, racism and discrimination on mental health |
Kimberly Alba & Anna Coward
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10/29/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Intro to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy |
Jimmy Master |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Addiction Psychiatry |
Richard Rosenthal |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Clozapine |
Andrew Krebo |
11/5/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Intro to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy |
Jimmy Master |
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2:00-3:00PM |
High Yield CL Topics: Dementia and Delirium |
Walter Piddoubny Walter.piddoubny@gmail.com |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Psychopharmacology |
Philip Pecoraro |
11/12/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Intro to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy |
Jimmy Master |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Broadening the Lens of Cultural Competence: Understanding Varying Physical Abilities |
Maria Hensley |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Psychopharmacology |
Philip Pecoraro |
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11/19/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-4:00PM |
EPS & Movement Disorders |
Peter Weiden peter@pjweiden.com |
11/26/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Intro to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy |
Jimmy Master |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Eating Disorders |
G. Hymowitz, L. Spring |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Psychopharmacology |
Philip Pecoraro |
12/3/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Intro to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy |
Jimmy Master |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Eating Disorders |
P. Osborne and M. Tateosian |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Psychopharmacology |
Philip Pecoraro |
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12/10/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Intro to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy |
Jimmy Master |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Psychopharmacology Update |
Emily Hill & Andrew Krebo |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: DMDD & Bipolar Disorders |
Gabrielle Carlson |
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12/17/25 Wellness Afternoon
12/24/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-4:00PM |
Open for Cancellations |
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12/31/25
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Intro to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy |
Jimmy Master |
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2:00-3:00PM |
LAIs |
Saghir Ahmed/Andrew Yang |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Psychopharmacology |
Philip Pecoraro |
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1/7/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Intro to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy |
Jimmy Master |
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2:00-4:00PM |
Psychopharmacology |
Philip Pecoraro |
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1/14/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Introduction to CBT |
Anthony Anzalone |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Neuroscience: Suicide
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Mason Chacko |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Eating Disorders |
P. Osborne & Marianne Tateosian |
1/21/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
CBT for Mood Disorders |
V. Deutsch-Anzalone |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Work with Spirituality, Religion, and Healing |
William Calabrese |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Neuroscience: Perinatal mental health (parenting) |
James Swain |
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1/28/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
CBT for Anxiety Disorders |
Anthony Anzalone |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Neuroscience: Perinatal mental health (opioids) |
James Swain |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Research Methodology |
Scott Moeller |
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2/4/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
CBT Role-Play |
Anna Coward & Patricia Osborne |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Intro to working with pregnant patients
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Melissa Rossi |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Neuroscience: Neurobiology of Gambling |
Iris Balodis (McMaster)
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2/11/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Psychotic Disorders |
Ilana Yel |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Neuroscience: Affective Disorders |
Brady Nelson |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Forensic Psychiatry |
Michael Schwartz mikeschw0752@gmail.com |
2/18/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-3:00PM |
Forensic Psychiatry |
Michael Schwartz mikeschw0752@gmail.com |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Addiction Psychiatry |
Richard Rosenthal |
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2/25/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Psychopharmacology Update
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Emily Hill & Andrew Krebo |
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2:00-3:00PM |
SPN for Medical Professionals |
Genna Hymowitz & Elena Davidiak |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Neuroscience: Addiction
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Scott Moeller |
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3/4/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD |
Brittain Mahaffey |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Psychotic Disorders: course, prognosis and cognitive function |
Amit Patel/Omer Talpur |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Neuroscience: Schizophrenia |
Anissa Abi-Dargham |
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3/11/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Chalk Talk: Addiction Psychiatry |
Joshua Kaufman Joshua.kaufman@cdphp.com |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Neuroscience: Sleep
|
Michael Guido |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Integrated Care in PGY-3 |
Courtney O’Brien |
3/18/26 Wellness Afternoon
3/25/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Neuroscience: Age-related disorders |
Nikhil Palekar |
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2:00-3:00PM |
History, Healthcare Disparities, Medical and Mental Health issues in the LGTBQ+ Community |
Veronica Tapia |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Psychopharmacology Update |
Andrew Krebo & Emily Hill
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4/1/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
TBI |
Geoffrey Russell |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Motivational Interviewing |
Courtney O’Brien |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Neuroscience: Anxiety related disorders |
Courtney Liebling |
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4/8/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Introduction to DBT |
Brittain Mahaffey |
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2:00-4:00PM |
Practice Guidelines |
Laura Fochtmann |
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4/15/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-3:00PM |
Practice Guidelines |
Laura Fochtmann |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Introduction to DBT |
Brittain Mahaffey |
4/22/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Introduction to Group Therapy |
Brittain Mahaffey |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Understanding Justice Involved Patients/ Prison Industrial Complex |
Ryan Montes |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Neuroscience: Mood Disorders |
TBD |
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4/29/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Psychopharmacology Update |
Emily Hill & Andrew Krebo |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Intro to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy |
Jimmy Master |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Chalk Talk: Addiction Psychiatry |
Joshua Kaufman Joshua.kaufman@cdphp.com |
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5/6/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Advanced Psychopharmacology |
Andrew Krebo |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Intro to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy |
Jimmy Master |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Chalk Talk: Addiction Psychiatry |
Joshua Kaufman Joshua.kaufman@cdphp.com |
5/13/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Neuroscience: Developmental disorders (ADHD Autism)
|
Judith Crowell |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Intro to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy |
Jimmy Master |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Motivational Interviewing |
Courtney O’Brien |
5/20/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Intro to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy |
Jimmy Master |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Assessing Gender Roles and CHAT survey |
Kimberly Alba & Jenna Palladino |
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3:00-4:00PM |
History of Psychiatry |
Andrew Krebo |
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5/27/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Introduction to Group Therapy |
Brittain Mahaffey |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Research Methodology |
Scott Moeller |
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3:00-4:00PM |
History of Psychiatry |
Andrew Krebo |
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6/3/26 Resident Retreat – No Classes
6/10/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Chalk talk: Psychopharmacology substance use disorders |
Joshua Kaufman Joshua.kaufman@cdphp.com |
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2:00-3:00PM |
Supportive Psychotherapy |
Richard Rosenthal |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Psychotic disorders in the elderly |
Nikhil Palekar Rescheduled from 7/30/2025 |
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6/17/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-2:00PM |
Advanced Psychopharmacology |
Andrew Krebo |
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2:00-3:00PM |
ASCP: Psychopharmacology in the Medically Complex Patient (420) |
Brendan Beecher |
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3:00-4:00PM |
Open For Cancellations |
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6/24/26
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Time |
Course |
Faculty |
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1:00-4:00PM |
Outpatient Psychiatry Resident Hand-off |
Benjamin DeLucia |
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