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VCUHS Outpatient Psychiatry
Interim Division Chair: J. Randall Thomas, Ph.D.
 The
Psychiatry Residency includes intensive outpatient training
through several carefully supervised and educationally complementary
programs:
- Focused Assessment Clinics
- General Psychiatry Clinics
- Subspecialty Psychiatry Clinics
- Psychotherapy Training Program
- Community Psychiatry Rotations
- Elective Rotations
Through rotations in each of these areas,
residents acquire advanced skills in outpatient diagnosis, individual
and family assessment, treatment planning, and ongoing follow-up
care. Clinic experience is offered in the following facilities:
VCU Health System
- General
Psychiatry Clinics (Drs. Moran, Kogut, Vernon & Waller)
- Psychotherapy Observation Clinics
(Drs. Evans, Nay & Thomas)
- Anxiety Disorders Clinic (Dr. Hettema;
S. Vorhis, M.S.W.)
- Borderline Personality Clinic (Dr.
Friedel)
- Forensic Psychiatry Clinic (Dr.
Thomas)
- Neuropsychiatry Clinic (Dr. Meguid)
University Counseling Services
- Evaluation/Medication Clinic
 Hunter
Holmes McGuire VAMC Outpatient Clinics
- General Treatment Clinics (Drs.
Jones, Reilly, Salam,& Sholar)
- Bipolar Clinic (Dr. Salam)
- PTSD (Drs. Sholar & Reilly)
- Mental Health in Primary Care (Dr. Klinger)
- Access Clinic (Dr. Baker)
Community Psychiatry Rotation (PGY-4)
This rotation is an intensive, multi-disciplinary experience
under the direct supervision of two full-time psychiatrists,
and in collaboration with staff from a variety of clinical
services.
- Chesterfield Mental Health Center
(Dr. Asha Mishra)
- Crisis Intervention Team
- Outpatient Therapy Team
- Serious Mental Illness Treatment
Team
- Substance Abuse Services Team
- Residential Services Team
- Clubhouse Team
- Medical Services Team
- Petersburg/District 19 Mental Health
Center
(Dr. Zulfiqar)
- Emergency Services
- Community Support Program Team
- Residential Services Team
- Clubhouse Team
Elective Rotations (PGY-4)
 A
wide variety of elective outpatient rotations are available,
within the Department of Psychiatry and in other areas. Examples
are as follows:
- Administrative Psychiatry
- Attention Deficit Disorders Clinic
- Biofeedback Treatment Program
- HIV Clinic/Behavioral Program
- Institute for Women's Health
- Perinatal Addiction Treatment Center
- Primary Care/Somatization Clinic
- Psychiatric Research
- Public Advocacy
- Sleep Disorders Laboratory
- University Counseling Service
- Hypnosis
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