PGY-3 Didactics Curriculum (2026-2027)

Updated 6/8/2026

Week #1: 7/8/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmAnxiety in the outpatient settingDaniel Tieman
2:00-3:00 pmPrimary and Secondary Defensive Processes in TherapyJimmy Master
3:00-4:00 pmIntroductory PsychopharmacologyDr. Anne Nguyen

Week #2: 7/15/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmCognitive Behavioral TherapyDr. Osborne
2:00-3:00 pmThe Influence of the Environment and Trauma on Personality DevelopmentJimmy Master
3:00-4:00 pmAdvanced Psychopharmacology of Anxiety DisordersCourtney Liebling

Week #3: 7/22/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmCBT: Assessment and Session 1Patricia Osborne
2:00-3:00 pm

Outpatient Community

Resources and Social Work

Intervention

Virginia Gunther/Farahdia Anglade
3:00-4:00 pmUse of newer antipsychotic medicationsEduardo Constantino

Week #4: 7/29/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pm

CBT: Early Sessions and

Dr. Judith Beck Videos

Patricia Osborne
2:00-3:00 pmMotivational InterviewingCourtney O’Brien
3:00-4:00 pm

Long-Acting Injectable Anti-

Psychotic Medications

Eduardo Constantino
4:00-4:30 pmFeedback SessionDr. Delucia

Week #5: 08/5/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmAntipsychotics: Receptor AffinityDr. Russell
2:00-3:00 pmAntipsychotics: Side effectsDr. Russell
3:00-4:00pm

CBT: Automatic Thoughts I

and Dr. Judith Beck Videos

Patricia Osborne
4: 00-5:00 pmPRITE ReviewChiefs

Week #6: 8/12/26

TimeCourseFaculty
9:00 am-4:30 pmDBT in Depth TrainingDr. Mahaffey
4:30-5:00 pmPRITE ReviewChiefs

Week #7: 8/19/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmCBT: Automatic Thoughts II and Behavioral ActivationPatricia Osborne
2:00-3:00 pmA Developmental Understanding of Characterological PathologyJimmy Master
3:00-4:00 pm

Cultural Issues in Psychiatry:

Impact of Racism on Mental Health

Dr. Farquharson

Wif4004@med.cornell.edu

4:00-5:00 pmPRITE ReviewChiefs

Week #8: 8/26/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmStahl CasebookEduardo Constantino
2:00-3:00 pm

Understanding and Working with Cluster A Personality Types McWilliams

Ch 9 & 10

Jimmy Master
3:00-4:00 pmMotivational InterviewingDr. O’Brien
4:00-5:00 pmPRITE ReviewChiefs

Week #9: 9/2/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmPharmacotherapy of InsomniaEduardo Constantino
2:00-3:00 pmCBT for InsomniaCourtney O’Brien
3:00-4:00 pm

Understanding and Working with Cluster A Personality Types McWilliams

Ch 9 & 10

Jimmy Master
4:00-500 pmPRITE ReviewChiefs

Week #10: 9/9/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmCBT: Working with Core BeliefsPatricia Osborne
2:00-3:00 pm

Understanding and Working with Cluster B Personality Types McWilliams

Ch 4, 7, 8, & 14

Jimmy Master
3:00-4:00 pmBipolar Disorder in the Outpatient SettingDr. Sherman
4:00-5:00 pmPRITE ReviewChiefs

Week #11:9/16/26- WELLNESS DAY

Week #12-9/23/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmTreatment of Late Life DepressionDr. Palekar
2:00-3:00 pm

Understanding and Working with Cluster B Personality Types McWilliams

Ch 4, 7, 8, & 14

Jimmy Master
3:00-4:00 pmCBT for Mood/Anxiety DisordersPatricia Osborne
4:00-5:00 pmPRITE ReviewChiefs

Week #13: 9/30/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmOutpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Treating ADHDDr. Gupta
2:00-3:00 pmCBT for ADHDDr. Cervoni
3:00-4:00 pmMotivational InterviewingDr. Obrien
4:00-5:00PMPRITE ReviewChiefs

Week #14: 10/7/26 - PRITE Exam - No lectures

Week #15: 10/14/26

4-4:30 pm

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmPsychopharmacology: PTSD TreatmentPGY-4
2:00-3:00 pmCBT for PTSDMeagan Ryan (Virtual)
3:00-4:00 pmPsychodynamic PsychopharmacologyAndrew Yang
Feedback SessionDr. Delucia 

Week #16: 10/21/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-3:00 pmCBT for OCDBritian Mahaffey
3:00-4:00 pmUnderstanding and working with Cluster B Personality types. McWilliams ch 4,7,8 and 14Jimmy Master

Week #17: 10/28/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmParasomnias and treatmentsDr. Shoaib
2:00-3:00 pmCBT: Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for Trauma Demonstration and VideoPatricia Osborne
3:00-4:00 pmPsychodynamic Treatment of Trauma HandoutsJimmy Master

Week #18: 11/4/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmIntegrating Medications and CBT for Individuals with PsychosisWeinstein/Osborne
2:00-3:00 pm

Cultural issues in Psychiatry:

Justice Involved Culture and Risk Assessments

Ryan Montes
3:00-4:00 pmMotivational InterviewingCourtney O’Brien

Week #19: 11/11/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pm

Depression and Anxiety:

A Developmental/Psychodynamic Perspective McWilliams

Ch 11

Jimmy Master
2:00-3:00 pmOutpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Treating Anxiety Disorders in YouthMaged Soliman
3:00-4:00 pmQI Research and ImplementationLeslie Marino

Week #20: 11/18/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pm

Outpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Treating Depressive Disorders in Youth

Perinatal Psychiatry

Saurabh Gupta
2:00 pm-3:00pm

Understanding and Working with Cluster C Personality Types McWilliams

Ch 13

Jimmy Master
3:00-4:00 pmCBT: Conceptualization and Treatment Plans for Mood and Anxiety DisordersPatricia Osborne

Week #21: 11/25/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmObstructive Sleep Apnea and TreatmentsDr. Pecoraro
2:00-3:00 pm

Understanding and Working with Cluster C Personality Types McWilliams

Ch 13

Jimmy Master
3:00-4:00 pmTBDTBD
4:00-4:30 pmFeedback SessionBenjamin Delucia

Week #22: 12/2/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmOutpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Bipolar Spectrum DisordersGabrielle Carlson
2:00-4:00 pmPsychodynamic didactics on Depressive & Manic personalities. - Part 1 and 2Adria Gerber (Virtual)

Week #23: 12/9/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmTopics in Geriatric PsychiatryNikhil Palekar
2:00-3:00 pmCBT for Psychosis and Demonstration of individual/group CBTPatricia Osborne
3:00-4:00 pm

Cultural Issues in Psychiatry:

Transgender Mental Health and Gender Affirming Medical Interventions

Veronica Tapia

Week #24: 12/16/26- WELLNESS DAY

Week #25: 12/23/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmTreatment of ADHD in the AdultJulia Tsvyakh
2:00-3:00 pmFamily Therapy DidacticSpera

Week #26: 12/30/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmPGY-4 Seminar: Suicidal Behavior and PsychopharmacologyPGY-4
2:00-3:00 pmMotivational InterviewingCourtney O’Brien

Week #27: 1/6/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmAddiction Psychiatry: management of comorbid conditionsRichard Rosenthal
2-3:00 pmFundamentals of Addictions Psychotherapy for PsychiatristsDr. Jeremy Herschler
3:00-4:00 pm

Cultural Issues in Psychiatry:

Transgender Affirmative CBT: Supporting the Mental Health of LGBTQ

Dr. Farquharson

Wif4004@med.cornell.edu

4-4:30 pmFeedback sessionDr. DeLucia

Week #28: 1/13/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmAddiction Psychiatry: management of comorbid conditionsRichard Rosenthal
2:00-4:00 pmThe Psychodynamics of Addictions.Monica Thomas

Week #29: 1/20/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmAdvanced Psychopharmacology of SUDsRichard Rosenthal
2:00-3:00 pmCBT for Substance Use DisordersPatricia Osborne
3:00-4:00 pm  

Week #30: 1/27/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmBenzodiazepinesDr. Parikh
2:00-3:00 pm

Cultural Issues in Psychiatry:

Substance use disorders in LGBTQ and Racial Minorities

Veronica Tapia
3:00-4:00 pmCounseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) PsychiatryMeghan Malhotra

Week #31: 2/3/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmOutpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: 
Treating Autism Spectrum Disorders
Amanda Gorecki
2-3:00 pmDisability throughout the lifespanMaria Spera
3:00-4:00 pmCBT for Autism Spectrum DisordersDebra Reicher and Kimberly James
4-4:30 pmFeedback sessionDr. DeLucia

Week #32: 2/10/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmPerinatal PsychiatryMelissa Rossi
2:00-300 pmWorking with ParentsRichard Timo
3:00-400 pmShort-term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (STPP & ISTDP) HandoutsRichard Rosenthal

Week #33: 2/17/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-3:00 pm

 

Eating Disorders

Marianne Tateosian
3:00-4:00 pmCBT for Eating DisordersGenna Hymowitz

Week #34: 2/24/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmPerinatal Psychiatry IIMelissa Rossi
2:00-3:00 pm  
3:00-4:00 pmCultural Issues in Psychiatry: Intersectionality of LGBTQ+ and Racially Marginalized Identities

Dr. Farquharson/A. Gonzalez

Wif4004@med.cornell.edu

Week #35>: 3/3/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmCBT: Troubleshooting Common ChallengesPatricia Osborne
2:00-3:00 pmAdvanced Mood StabilizersAndrew Yang
3:00-4:00 pmMotivational InterviewingCourtney O’Brien

Week #36: 3/10/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1-2 pm TO BE AT PPC 1-5 PMPublic PsychiatrySherman
2-3 pmPublic PsychiatrySherman
3-4 pmPublic PsychiatrySherman
4-5 pmPublic PsychiatrySherman

Week #37: 3/17/27 -WELLNESS DAY

Week #38: 3/24/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmTopics in Geriatric Psychiatry

Christopher Christodoulou,

(N.Palekar)

2:00-3:00 pmMentalization Based Treatment (MBT) HandoutsJimmy Master
3:00-4:00 pm

Cultural Issues in Psychiatry:

Culture, Trauma, and Dissociation: Is Dissociation Always Pathological?

Veronica Tapia/Maria Spera
4-4:30 pmFeedback sessionDr. DeLucia

Week #39: 3/31/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmPsychopharmacological Approach to patients with medical co-morbiditiesAmanda Sukhu
2:00-3:00 pmHow a psychiatrist integrates medications and CBT in Family Medicine and outpatient careMark Lerman
3:00-4:00 pm

Cultural Issues in Psychiatry:

Marginalized Youth, Intersectionalityand Advocacy

Daniel Tieman

Week #40: 4/7/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmAdvanced Psychiatric Management in the Cardiovascular PatientWalter Piddoubny
2:00-3:00 pmRational Emotive Behavioral TherapyMark Lerman
3:00-4:00pmGrand Rounds PreparationDr. Delucia

Week #41: 4/14/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmAdvanced Psychopharmacology of AddictionDr. Beecher
2:00-3:00 pmCBT Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy Part IIMark Lerman/Patricia Osborne
3:00-4:00 pm  

Week #42: 4/21/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-200 pmWomen’s Issues in Outpatient Psychiatry: ICourtney Liebling
2:00-3:00 pmCBTPatricia Osborne
3:00-4:00 pm

Cultural Issues in Psychiatry:

Addressing Oppression from a Trauma Lens

Kimberly Alba

Week #43: 4/28/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmWomen’s Issues in Outpatient Psychiatry: IICourtney Liebling
2:00 - 3:00 pmMotivational InterviewingCourtney O’Brien
3:00-4:00 pmGrand Round PreparationDr. Delucia

Week # 44: 5/5/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 PMTBD

Lajari Anne

La2613@columbia.edu

2:00-3:00 pmCBTOsborne
3:00-4:00 pmGrand Rounds PreparationBenjamin DeLucia

Week #45: 5/12/27

TimeCourseFaculty
100-2:00 pmAdvanced Psychopharmacology of LithiumMark Lerman
2:00-3:00 pmCBTDr. Osborne
3:00-4:00 pm

Cultural Issues in Psychiatry:

Research Methods in Cultural Psychiatry

James Swain

Week #46: 5/19/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmFibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, and TreatmentsFred Friedberg
2:00-3:00pmCBT for Chronic PainCynthia Cervoni
3:00-4:00 pmPGY-4 PlanningDr. Spring

Week #47- 5/26/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmMDMA in PTSDConstantine Ioannou
2:00-3:00pmOutpatient Career and Job Opportunities

Rachel Spector

Spector.Rachelb@gmail.com

Week # 48: 6/2/27 - Resident Retreat

Week #49: 6/9/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmPsilocybin in the Terminal Patient

Constantine Ioannou

cioannou@numc.edu

2:00-3:00 PMMotivational InterviewingCourtney O’Brien
3:00-4:00 pmCultural Issues in Psychiatry: Reflections

Dr. Faruqharson/Dodie Gillett

Wif4004@med.cornell.edu

Week # 50: 6/16/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00 pmFourth WaveMark Lerman
2:00-4:00 pm

One Case, Two Perspectives: Comparisons & Integration of CBT & Psychodynamic

Techniques

Patricia Osborne

Week # 51: 6/23/27-- Resident Handoff