Psychiatry Residency
Overview of each training year
The PGY-1 psychiatry internship is designed to solidify core physician identity, knowledge, and skills and to develop competence in key building blocks of psychiatry. For those PGY-1 residents interested in pursuing a child psychiatry fellowship, the Child Interest Track offers the opportunity to exchange 2 months of internal medicine for 2 months of pediatrics and 1 month of neurology for 1 month of child neurology.
The PGY-2 year is designed to develop advanced knowledge and skills in complex psychiatric diagnosis, psychopharmacology, and consultation-liaison psychiatry. The PGY-2 year also includes 1 - 2 months of elective time which provides the opportunity for early exposure to various specialty areas in psychiatry and 1 month of scholarly project time.
The PGY-3 year focuses on outpatient skills and is designed to develop competence in a range of therapeutic modalities including group therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and advanced pharmacotherapy. Evidence-based medicine is taught through a state-of-the curriculum; residents conduct a quality improvement/patient safety project to their own practice and advance their practice-based learning skills.
The PGY-4 year focuses on advancing and unifying all the skills and knowledge acquired in the previous years through leadership, teaching and scholarship. This is often incorporated in being a chief resident. The PGY-4 year also includes ample time for individualized clinical, scholarly, or research experiences that develop special interests, in-depth knowledge, or advanced skills.
Denver Health Medical Center Electives |
| Emergency Psychiatry |
| Forensic Psychiatry |
| Consult-Liaison Psychiatry |
| Chief Resident |
| Research |
| ACUTE Unity |
| Integrated Care Clinic |
| Psychiatry Pediatric Emergency |
Denver County Jail Psychiatry |
| OBHS Adult Clinic |
| OBHS Women's Clinic |
Veteran's Administration Medical Center Electives |
| Rural Telepsychiatry |
| Neuropsychiatry |
| Geriatric Psychiatry |
| Interventional Psychiatry Clinic |
| Chief Resident |
| Research |
| Integrated Care |
| Women's Behavioral Health Clinic |
| Addiction Psychiatry |
| University of Colorado Hospital Electives |
Outpatient Addiction |
| Bi-Polar Clinic |
| LGBTQ Clinic |
| Refugee Mental Health |
| HIV Clinic |
| Integrated Care and Family Medicine |
| Women's Behavioral Health |
| Stress, Trauma, Adversity Research and Treatment (START) Clinic |
| Student Mental Health |
| Promise Clinic |
| Research |
| NES (Non-Epileptic Seizures) Clinic |
| Chief Resident |
| Psychotherapy Scholars |
| TMS Clinic |
| ECT Clinic |
| Geriatric Psychiatry |
Neuropsychiatry Clinic |
| Integrated Transgender Clinic |
| Medical Student Education |
| Esketamine Clinic |
| Community Mental Health Sites |
| AllHealth Community Network |
| WellPower/Mental Health Center of Denver |
- Mentorship
- Wellness
- Process Groups
- Retreats
Psychiatry Residency Sites
UCH is located at the CU Anschutz. This beautiful state-of-the-art facility is the tertiary care leader of the Rocky Mountain Region. It embraces a patient-centered philosophy and serves both private and public sectors. Psychiatry Residents rotate through Medicine, Neurology, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry and Outpatient Psychiatry along with many other electives at UCH.
DHHA is the urban hospital serving the City and County of Denver. The hospital serves as a regional trauma center serving Colorado and surrounding states. Psychiatry Residents rotate through Medicine, Neurology, Inpatient Psychiatry, Emergency Psychiatry, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry and other electives at Denver Health.
The Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center is the tertiary hospital for VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System. It is a 1.2 million square foot campus, spread over 31 acres, providing Veterans from the Colorado region private inpatient rooms, new services and innovative care. Psychiatry Residents rotate through the VA for Inpatient Psychiatry, Emergency Psychiatry, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, Outpatient Psychiatry and many other electives.
Children’s Hospital Colorado is a private, non-profit, tertiary-care pediatric hospital which serves the Denver metropolitan area, Colorado, and the greater Rocky Mountain region.
The Pediatric Mental Health Institute at Children's Hospital Colorado provides the highest quality mental health services to children, adolescents and their families. We deliver evidence-based, family-focused and youth-centered services that make a difference. That means that everything we do is backed by the most recent research and focused on the needs of your child and your whole family. We also pay careful attention to the unique needs and stressors of each generation and adjust our care to meet the moment.
Our interdisciplinary team includes psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, licensed professional counselors, nurses and creative art therapists who tailor their care to the unique needs of each child. We provide complete psychiatric services including outpatient care, partial hospitalization, inpatient care and emergency services for children and adolescents from birth to 18 years old. We approach each child with sensitivity, experience and professionalism, working with each family to promote healthy outcomes for their child and provide support for the whole family.
Our research in mental health ensures that we offer leading clinical services and continuously improve patient care. In addition to conducting research to advance the field of children’s mental health care, we’re dedicated to training the next generation of mental health professionals so that our work helps children for generations to come.
Scholarly Resident Activity
Zoë Panchal, Christi Piper, Charles Whitmore & Robert D. Davies (2021): Providing supportive transgender mental health care: a systemized narrative review of patient experiences, preferences, and outcomes, Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health, DOI: 10.1080/19359705.2021.1899094
Haskins C, Noonan C, MacLehose R, Buchwald D, Manson SM. COVID-19 pandemic effects on emotional health and substance use among urban American Indian and Alaska Native people. Journal of psychosomatic research. Available online 25 June 2023. September 2023;172(111424) doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2023.111424
Racial and ethnic disparities in women's mental health: a narrative synthesis of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of the US-based samples. Phimphasone-Brady P, Page CE, Ali DA, Haller HC, Duffy KA.Fertil Steril. 2023 Mar;119(3):364-374. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2023.01.032. Epub 2023 Jan 23 PMID: 36702342
Maternal Childhood Maltreatment, Internal Working Models, and Perinatal Substance Use: Is There a Role for Hyperkatifeia? A Systematic Review. Olsavsky AK, Chirico I, Ali D, Christensen H, Boggs B, Svete L, Ketcham K, Hutchison K, Zeanah C, Tottenham N, Riggs P, Epperson CN.Subst Abuse. 2023 Jul 18;17:11782218231186371. doi: 10.1177/11782218231186371. eCollection 2023. PMID: 37476500
The Positive Predictive Value of Hospital Discharge Data for Identifying Severe Maternal Morbidity With and Without Blood Transfusion.Fabricant SP, Opara KN, Paul JV, Blissett G, Rau AR, White JD, Girma A, Sriprasert I, Korst LM, Mitchell EN.Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2023 May 26:S1553-7250(23)00118-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2023.05.004. Online ahead of print.
A Descriptive Analysis of the Epidemiology and Motivations for Laser Tattoo Removal in an Underserved Population. Huang S, Blissett G, Pei BA, Balac N, Bogner J, Reilly JM.J Community Health. 2022 Feb;47(1):127-135. doi: 10.1007/s10900-021-01024-w. Epub 2021 Sep 4.PMID: 34480684
The Case of a 34-Year-Old Male Veteran with Suicidal Ideation in the Context of Alcohol Intoxication Colleen Bono 1, Allison Hadley 2, Divy Ravindranath 3, Julie Ruth Owen 4, Scott A Simpson 5
Physical Function and Frailty Tools in Mortality Prediction of Middle-Aged Adults With HIV Regan Pelloquin 1, Mona Abdo 2, Samantha MaWhinney 2, Catherine M Jankowski 3, Kristine M Erlandson 4; J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr . 2020 Nov 1;85(3):372-378. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002455.
Making Patient Care Bilingual: Improving Equitable Access to Patient Care Through Spanish MyChart Patient Portal.Singhal S. Acad Med. 2022 Jun 1;97(6):778. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004484. Epub 2022 May 19.PMID: 34709204
Low Rates of Clinician Monitoring for Second Generation Antipsychotic Medications in Community Pediatric Practice.Singhal S, Billian J, Kloosterman C, Bailey T, Soares N.Community Ment Health J. 2022 Apr;58(3):541-546. doi: 10.1007/s10597-021-00852-3. Epub 2021 May 29.PMID: 34050858
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Reducing Errors in Extracted Electronic Health Record Data for Research.Soares N, Singhal S, Kloosterman C, Bailey T.Perspect Health Inf Manag. 2021 Mar 15;18(Spring):1f. eCollection 2021 Spring.PMID: 34035787
Distinct subpopulations of D1 medium spiny neurons exhibit unique transcriptional responsiveness to cocaine. Phillips RA 3rd, Tuscher JJ, Fitzgerald ND, Wan E, Zipperly ME, Duke CG, Ianov L, Day JJ.Mol Cell Neurosci. 2023 Jun;125:103849. doi: 10.1016/j.mcn.2023.103849. Epub 2023 Mar 24.PMID: 36965548
Program & Department Awards
Recipient | Recipient 2024-2025 | Recipient 2023-2024 | |
Dr. Judy Hu Award: | Zaid Al Bahrani, MD and Dan Brook, MD | Alexandria Kolenda, MD | Anthony Scott, MD |
Residency Compassion Award: | Morgan Zipperly, MD | Roberto Infante Rosado, MD | Elizabeth Joseph, MD |
| Residency Leadership Award: In recognition of “being a role model and motivator for fellow residents, a source of inspiration, and demonstrating integrity and responsibility.” | Jay Davis, MD and Christian Pruitt, DO | Anthony Scott, MD | Colleen Bono, DO |
Alexis Giese M.D. Service Excellence Award: | Elizabeth Mause, MD and Will Bomar, MD | Matasha Ziv, MD and | Lee Mendenhall, MD |
| The Diversity and Inclusion Award: In recognition of a resident that “demonstrates a commitment to the advancement of diversity and inclusion through research, training, teaching or service” | Anthony Scott, MD | ||
| Randall Ross, M.D. Clinical Scientist Award: In recognition of a resident who “has made significant contributions to the psychiatric field through basic neuroscience or clinical psychiatric research.” | Benjamin Hobson, MD | Sorabh Singhal, MD | Cole Haskins, MD |
Contact Us
Department of Psychiatry Residency
1890 N. Revere Ct, F546
AHSB, Suite 4100, Rm 4102
Aurora, CO 80045
Phone: (303) 724-6021
Sara Dillard
Program Coordinator
Phone: (303) 724-6019
Email: Sara Dillard
Kimberly Kelsay, MD
Program Director
Phone: (303) 724-6021
Email: Kimberly Kelsay