Training Director: Noshene Ranjbar, MD
Associate Training Director: Amelia Villagomez, MD
Program Coordinator: Calli Ferguson
Effective Dates: July 2024-June 2025
The Integrative Psychiatry Program at the University of Arizona has evolved since its inception in 2015. The content is integrated into the general residency curriculum, with additional training available as an elective for PGY-3, PGY-4 residents, and Fellows.
The curriculum supports competency in patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, and professionalism. One goal for training is to become a psychiatrist who serves as a role model and teacher of compassion, integrity, respect for others, and sensitivity to diverse patient populations. A goal under medical knowledge includes knowing drug-supplement/herb interactions. One milestone that is evaluated for residents is “accountability to self, patients, colleagues and the profession” with subsection for fatigue management and work balance.
Integrative Medicine broadly defines a clinical paradigm that is patient-centered, healing-oriented, health promoting, and embracing of appropriate therapeutic approaches whether they originate in conventional or complementary medicine (Dodds et al, 2013). It reaffirms the importance of the therapeutic relationship, focuses comprehensively on the whole person, and renews attention to healing (Institute of Medicine, 2009b). Practitioners are called to exemplify and commit themselves to self-exploration and self-development. Mind-body medicine, which is an important component of integrative medicine, particularly emphasizes and provides skills for provider wellness, self-awareness, reflection, and compassion toward the self and others.
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INTEGRATIVE PSYCHIATRY RESOURCES
| PGY Year | ONLINE ACCESS | DIDACTICS/EXPERIENTIAL |
|---|---|---|
| PGY 1 | N/A | Mind-Body Skills Group (20 hours) |
| PGY 2 | N/A | 10 hours of didactics |
| PGY 3 |
Integrative Medicine in Residency Online Curriculum through the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine 85 hours (plus additional 85 optional hours) |
5-10 hours of didactics |
| PGY 4 | Integrative Medicine in Residency Online Curriculum through the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine 85 hours (plus additional 85 optional hours) | Case supervision and mentoring on scholarly projects upon request. |
Residents and fellows at residency programs outside of the University of Arizona can apply for our Integrative Psychiatry Virtual Elective.
Calli Ferguson
Program Coordinator, Integrative Psychiatry Program
University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
Email: callenaferguson@arizona.edu