Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency
Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency
Are you considering specializing in medicine or psychiatry? Why not both?
The 91小黄车 internal medicine/psychiatry program is a combined five-year program leading to certification in both specialties. Our residents will spend equal time in internal medicine and psychiatry. MedPsych trained physicians recognize how each perspective allows them to provide better, comprehensive care to their patients and fill a much needed niche in our healthcare system.
Why get combined training in medicine-psychiatry?
There is a growing recognition that patients with comorbid medical and mental illness have worse outcomes. We need more providers who can provide the complex care these vulnerable patients need. Healthcare systems are developing innovative care models and want graduates of combined training programs鈥攚hether inpatient hospitals, community mental health centers, or primary care. You can truly treat the whole patient.
What are the benefits of combined training at UK?
鈥K Albert B. Chandler Hospital鈥攐ur academic tertiary acute care hospital that cares for the sickest patients in the state
鈥K Good Samaritan Hospital鈥攁 community hospital with both inpatient medicine and behavioral health units
鈥A Hospital and Ambulatory Clinics鈥攊nnovative care for our nation鈥檚 veterans
鈥astern State Psychiatric Hospital鈥攐ur state psychiatric facility on a beautiful modern campus
鈥niversity of Kentucky Student Health Clinic鈥攐pportunities to care for young adults
鈥ew Vistas Community Mental Health Center鈥擟entral Kentucky鈥檚 non-profit multiservice mental healthcare network
鈥elemedicine Opportunities鈥攍earn how to practice effective telehealth with state of the art equipment
Within those various rotation sites, our program has several integrative experiences to see first-hand how these two fields come together for more holistic patient care.
- Addiction Medicine
- HIV Psychiatry
- Perinatal Psychiatry
- SMART Parenting Women - Comprehensive care for parenting women with comorbid psychiatric and substance use disorders
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