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Manisha Punwani, M.D.
Director, Psychiatry Residency Training Program
Psychiatry residency training at Southern Illinois University developed
with and still retains the perspective that adequate psychiatric care of
the individual patient requires knowledge of the disorder in the context
of the whole person. As Robert Becker, MD, the former department
chairman of psychiatry at Southern Illinois University has written,
"Only biochemicals have predictable and regular
disorders. Only people have diversely individualized diseases."* This
approach involves understanding the nature, course, and treatment of
psychiatric disorders within the framework of the human condition. The
resident trainee must learn the assessment of the signs and
symptoms of mental illness in their individualized meaning for the
patient and the system in which the patient exists. The training at SIU
emphasizes the biopsychosocial formulation drawing upon education in
biological psychiatry and psychotherapy that provides guidance for the
optimal treatment plan. To better prepare our trainees for the ever
changing face of psychiatry, the
program provides faculty supervision within a variety of clinical
settings and comprehensive seminars in psychopathology,
psychopharmacology, psychotherapies, research, and developmental theory
to name only a few. Case conferences are held throughout the week and
include topics in evidence-based psychiatry methods, developmental
disabilities, transcultural issues, and a journal club. Training occurs
at multiple sites including Springfield's two general hospitals,
Memorial Medical Center and St. John's Hospital as well as McFarland
Mental Health Center, a free standing state operated inpatient
facility. The categorical psychiatry program is closely allied with the
combined medicine and psychiatry training program, providing a view of
the importance of and interplay between underlying medical conditions
and the emergence of psychopathology.
You will find Springfield, the capitol of Illinois, a fine environment
for training with easy accessibility, a vital economy, affordable
housing, a low crime rate, several colleges and universities and an
active arts community. We look forward to hearing from you.
*Becker, R.E. PTSD: A Disorder
and a Reaction. American Journal of Psychiatry
162(12):2215-2219, 2005. |
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