Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship Curriculum

Curriculum goals

• Training proficient, knowledgeable, compassionate, and effective experts in psychosomatic medicine through diverse patient experiences in multiple settings enhanced by seminars and effective supervision.
• Preparing fellows to be leaders in their field through building effective liaison relationships with other specialties and furthering their skills of professionalism.
• Fostering lifelong learning through integration of academic activities, teaching, and scholarly projects locally through Baystate Medical Center practices and nationally through professional organizations.
• Teaching that promotes recognition and acceptance of individual and cultural differences, respect for diversity, and understanding of social determinants of health and structural health inequities.

We offer a flexible, customizable experience in a variety of practice settings including inpatient work at Baystate Medical Center, virtual inpatient consultation at community hospital sites, and outpatient integrated behavioral health and memory disorders clinic. We have a variety of elective opportunities and medical education experiences including options to teach and mentor psychiatry residents and medical students.

The Fellowship is focused on your education and career goals; our service run independent of fellows and does not rely on fellows to manage service volume.

Sample block schedule

Notes
CL: Inpatient consults on Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service
IBH: Integrated Behavioral Health outpatient consults, one ½ day per week
ACT: Addiction Consult Team inpatient addiction psychiatry consultation 1 day per week
Mem: Outpatient Memory Disorders Clinic, one ½ day per week

Elective Opportunities
Electro Convulsive Therapy, Maternal Mental Health, Emergency Psychiatry, Left Ventricular Assist Device Evaluation, Renal Transplant Evaluation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Electives may span more than one block depending on fellow interest.