Overview of Resident Supervision
| Type of supervision |
Definition |
Number of supervisors per resident |
| Inpatient In-Room |
PGY-1 and PGY-2 residents receive daily clinical supervision from their primary supervisor. In addition, the supervisor makes sure that the resident has a variety of cases and needed overall clinical support. |
One |
| Inpatient |
Case Review PGY-1 and PGY-2 residents receive 1 hour of formal supervision each week. This includes in-depth discussion of some of the resident's patients and areas of importance in psychiatry. |
One |
| Outpatient |
In-room PGY-3 residents have 1 hour per week of in-room supervision for new patients; 50 minutes with the patient, followed by a 10 minute discussion with the supervisor. |
One |
| Outpatient |
Case Review PGY-3 residents receive 2 hours of case review supervision weekly while PGY-4 residents receive 1 hour of case review supervision weekly. During the case review session, the supervisor provides general supervision (psychiatric evaluations, medication, psychotherapy issues) for all patients seen by the resident that week. Generally, given the number of cases, each patient will be discussed for a brief period of time. |
PGY-3: Two
PGY-4: One |
| Outpatient |
Psychotherapy PGY-3 and PGY-4 residents receive 1 hour of psychotherapy supervision every 2 weeks for cases that the resident follows weekly or bi-weekly. Psychotherapy supervision includes discussion of progress notes or taped sessions. |
One |
Outpatient |
CBT PGY-3 and PGY-4 residents receive 1 hour of in-room cognitive behavioral therapy supervision every 2 weeks. If no patient is scheduled, the supervisor will discuss a case, formulation and plans. |
One |
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