3.1 Psychiatric Residency

Join Dr. Sanya Virani and her guests, Dr. Sallie De Golia, Dr. Raziya Wang, and Dr. Csilla Lippert to discuss the invaluable new title The Psychiatry Resident Handbook which aims to provide support, experience and mentorship to new residents, a book that trainees across the country will benefit from having on their bookshelves. Editors De Golia and Wang are joined by an early career psychiatrist, Dr. Csilla Lippert, who contextualizes the book in terms of the differing experiences common in training and residency. In this episode: Introduction (0:10) What led to the creation of this book? (2:59) Why now? (6:23) How is Psychiatry different from other residencies? (9:05) The best ways to use this book (13:47) The professional development journey of residency training (19:15) Diversity in training (25:30) Differing experiences of supervision (28:03) Deliberate practice (39:00) Seeking a mentor (44:30) Sallie G. De Golia, M.D., M.P.H., is a Clinical Professor, Associate Chair of Clinician Educator Professional Development, and Co-Residency Director in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California. Raziya S. Wang, M.D., is the former Designated Institutional Official and Program Director of Psychiatry Residency Training Program at San Mateo County in San Mateo, California. She is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor, in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California. Dr. Csilla Lippert earned her undergraduate degree from the California Institute of Technology followed by a combined MD and PhD in Biomedical Sciences from University of California, San Diego. She completed her psychiatry residency training at Stanford University, where she had additional specialized training in psychotherapy and teaching other physicians. Since 2021, Dr. Lippert has been working with veterans as a telehealth staff psychiatrist for the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. Other podcasts from the APA

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Finding Our Voice is an anthology podcast that aligns with the American Psychiatric Association Presidential theme. It brings the viewpoints and opinions of the next generation of psychiatrists—including residents, fellows, and early career psychiatrists—to the forefront. Listen as our host, Dr. Sanya Virani, leads discussions with guests who offer fresh perspectives on difficult issues by sharing their own stories and those of their patients. We hope you come away from each episode with new insights or a change of perspective. “Finding Our Voice” is a production of American Psychiatric Association Publishing and Psychiatric News. About our host: Sanya Virani, M.D., M.P.H., is APA’s resident-fellow trustee, a PGY-6 forensic psychiatry fellow at Brown University’s Alpert School of Medicine, and a Laughlin Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists. She served as the Chief Resident of Education and Research at Maimonides Medical Center, NY and the American Psychiatric Association's (APA's) Assembly Area 2 (New York state) and Brooklyn Psychiatric Society Resident-Fellow Member (RFM) Representative (2019-2020). She is now the RFM Trustee-Elect on the APA's Board of Trustees