Adult
Psychiatry Residency Training Program:
Letter from the Psychiatrist-in-Chief and the Director of Residency Training
You are about to make one of the most important decisions of your
professional life. The psychiatric residency program you choose will profoundly
affect your development as a physician and as a person, and it will influence
the course of your career for years to come.
As you prepare to make this significant decision, we encourage you to explore
the psychiatric residency program here at The Institute of Living/Hartford
Hospital.
The 180-year-old Institute of Living is one of the country’s leading mental
health centers. It was the first hospital of any kind to be established in Connecticut and the third
mental health facility to be opened in the United States. The Institute is a psychiatric landmark,
a place where
Moral Treatment was refined and enhanced and where leading-edge psychiatric
research is conducted today. It is part of a nationally recognized medical
complex anchored by Hartford Hospital, the largest hospital in Connecticut.
The Institute has a proud tradition of psychiatric education that dates back
to the mid-20th century. Our faculty and graduates are accomplished
and respected figures in the profession.
After a decade of participation in a joint program with a neighboring institution, The
Institute of Living’s psychiatric residency program has been reestablished as an
independent residency and
will welcome its third class of trainees this summer.
As a psychiatric resident at The Institute of Living you will:
- Gain knowledge and experience in providing a full spectrum of services to
our patients, who represent all ages and backgrounds and who are seeking
treatment for a broad array of disorders
- Learn from nationally prominent professionals—experienced psychiatric
educators who are invested in a rigorous course of training and passionate
about helping residents acquire the knowledge and experience essential to
excellence in the field
- Acquire a firm foundation in the array of mental health therapies through
a curriculum that recognizes the dynamic connection between psychotherapy
and neuropsychiatry
- Be part of an institution that is home to the new Olin Neuropsychiatry Research
Center—a generously endowed, state-of-the-art facility conducting clinical
research in schizophrenia and related severe psychiatric disorders
- Learn in a community committed to incorporating into diagnosis and
treatment the familial, social, spiritual and cultural factors that are an
integral part of each person’s mental and emotional experience
We hope you’ll take the time to learn more about The Institute of
Living/Hartford Hospital Psychiatric Residency Program. You’ll find it to be
unique in its merits, its philosophy, and its ability to prepare you to make a
significant contribution to the profession as you pursue a rewarding and
meaningful career.
Harold I. Schwartz, M.D.
Psychiatrist-in-Chief |
Adrienne L. Bentman, M.D.
Director of Residency Training |
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