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PGY-III Program Requirements

1. All assigned clinical and administrative duties.
2. All assigned clinical and administrative duties.
3. Attendance and participation in block time curriculum activities, case conferences and supervision.
4. PRITE exam.
5. Psychotherapy Skills Test
6. Mini-boards (formal observed interviewing) 1 x year
7. Mock board exams in May
8. Medical student education: During assistant unit chiefship, PGY-IVs are expected to provide weekly teaching, rounds and discussions. In addition, every PGY-IV resident participates in teaching medical students in one of their pre-clinical courses. Alternate proposals for participation in medical student education program will be considered. (Program Directors: Dr. J. Polan.Klimstra)
9. Maintenance of patient log and patient charts.
10. Graduation Paper: every PGY-IV resident is responsible for writing a graduation paper which will be presented to the faculty and resident group during Journal Club time in the Spring. Graduation paper should be written and handed in by May 15.
11. All Moonlighting must be approved by Residency Training Director
12. Daily work hour monitoring at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. All requirements for employment at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

Evaluation:

Residents will be evaluated by supervisors, division chiefs, senior residents and medical students. They will meet twice yearly with Director of Residency Training to review these evaluations, results of PRITE examination and mini board evaluations. Residents will be asked to evaluate their supervisors and division chiefs, and course instructors. These evaluations will be processed through the Education