--- title: "Rotations and Call at CPMC Psychiatry Residency at Sutter Health" description: "The CPMC Psychiatry Residency Program offers rotations in inpatient, outpatient, and subspecialty psychiatry for well-rounded clinical experience. Call schedules are balanced, with senior residents providing support during on-call shifts." url: "https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry/rotations" --- 1. [Home](https://www.sutterhealth.org/) / 2. [Education](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education) / 3. [Graduate Medical Education](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme) / 4. [Residencies](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies) / 5. [Psychiatry, San Francisco](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry) / 6. Rotations and Call # Rotations and Call **Section menu** - [Psychiatry, San Francisco](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry "Psychiatry, San Francisco") - [About the Program](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry/about "About the Program") - [Curriculum](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry/curriculum "Curriculum") - [Didactics](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry/didactics "Didactics") - [Faculty](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry/faculty "Faculty") - [FAQs](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry/faqs "FAQs") - [How to Apply](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry/apply "How to Apply")  - [Message from the Program Director](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry/program-director-message "Message from the Program Director") - [Residents](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry/residents "Residents") - [Rotations and Call](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry/rotations "Rotations and Call") - [Psychiatry, San Francisco](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry "Psychiatry, San Francisco") - [About the Program](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry/about "About the Program") - [Curriculum](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry/curriculum "Curriculum") - [Didactics](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry/didactics "Didactics") - [Faculty](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry/faculty "Faculty") - [FAQs](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry/faqs "FAQs") - [How to Apply](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry/apply "How to Apply")  - [Message from the Program Director](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry/program-director-message "Message from the Program Director") - [Residents](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry/residents "Residents") - [Rotations and Call](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-psychiatry/rotations "Rotations and Call") ## PGY1 **Medicine** Four months. Two months of inpatient medicine and one month of emergency medicine at CPMC’s Van Ness Campus, and a one-month outpatient ambulatory selective at San Francisco Free Clinic or UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. **Neurology** Two months. A variety of inpatient and outpatient experiences on the Neurology service at CPMC, with rotations on vascular neurology, epilepsy, cognitive disorders, movement disorders, and consult-liaison neurology. **Psychiatry** Six months. Non-contiguous one-month blocks on 3 South, CPMC’s state-of-the-art 18-bed inpatient unit. Safety-focused, with on-site security officers, ligature point mitigation, and advanced electronic patient safety monitoring systems. Full multidisciplinary team includes nursing, social work, case management, on-site psychologist, MS3 and MS4 medical students, two attending psychiatrists, chief resident, and PGY1 and PGY2 residents. With faculty supervision and support, residents gain experience with full range of patient care, including family meetings, group therapy, and Behavioral Health Court. ## PGY2 **Adult Inpatient Psychiatry** Three months on 3 South. **Emergency and Consult-Liaison Psychiatry** Eight months. Non-contiguous month-long blocks are distributed among three different CPMC campuses (Van Ness, Davies, Mission Bernal) and two types of consultative services (CL and ER). Work closely with experienced CL attendings and two chief residents to care for a cross-section of San Francisco’s diverse community, including some of the most vulnerable and disenfranchised.  **Child and Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry** Two months. Based at our longtime partner, UCSF’s St Mary’s Hospital. This inpatient child psychiatry experience is complemented by the outpatient Child Development Center rotation in the PGY3 year. ## PGY3 **Adult Outpatient Psychiatry** Twelve months. Continuous, longitudinal outpatient experience at CPMC-Davies with a diverse patient population. Receive in-depth training in evaluation, differential diagnosis, psychodynamic formulation, psychopharmacology, and psychotherapy. Faculty preceptors observe resident cases and can offer real-time guidance and support as needed. Twice-daily “educational huddles” further enhance learning. Weekly faculty caseload supervision and separate expert psychodynamic psychotherapy supervision are offered to all clinic residents.  **Adult Outpatient Psychiatry in sub-specialty areas** One day per week. Rotations include correctional and forensic psychiatry at San Quentin State Prison, women’s mental health and collaborative care psychiatry at the Mission Bernal Women’s Mental Health Clinic, interventional psychiatry at Mindful Health Solutions, and outpatient child psychiatry at CPMC’s Child Development Center.  ## PGY4 **Adult Outpatient Psychiatry** Four half-day blocks per week. Continuous, longitudinal outpatient experience at CPMC-Davies.  **Chief Resident** Leadership and administrative skills training opportunity in Inpatient, Outpatient, and Consult-Liaison and Emergency Psychiatry. **Electives** Up to two months. Individually arranged based on the interests of the resident. An optional research course is offered to all senior residents at CPMC through the Quality Improvement Department. Call is in the form of weekday short call, weekend 12-hour call, and night float. A “buddy call” system and our graduated autonomy policy help PGY1 residents prepare for call. Call frequency decreases with seniority.  ### Living in San Francisco San Francisco is a progressive, diverse center of culture, innovation and nature. From the famous California coastline and redwood forests to a vibrant arts scene and world-renowned restaurants, San Francisco is a remarkable place to call home. 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