Child & Adolescent
Psychiatry Residency: History of Program Sponsorship
For those not working in Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) in the greater Hartford area of Connecticut,
there may be some misunderstanding about the CAP training programs in the
state. In particular, some colleagues and residents from around the country
have confused The Institute of Living’s training program with a new training
program at the University of Connecticut which emphasizes public sector
psychiatry. Although we are affiliated with the Universityof
Connecticut and some of our
faculty have university appointments, the training programs are distinct in
regards to longevity, emphasis, number of child and adolescent psychiatrists
on the faculty, patient populations served, and centralization of training
sites. The abridged history provided below should clarify the source of the
confusion and help distinguish the programs.
Our program’s name is The Institute of
Living/Hartford Hospital Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training
Program. The Institute of Living is the Department of Psychiatry for
Hartford Hospital. Our institutional sponsor is the Hartford Hospital
Office of Graduate Medical Education.
1961
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Training of CAP residents at The Institute
of Living (IOL) began in 1961.
Early 1990’s
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The two general psychiatry programs in the
greater Hartford area (Institute of Living Program and University of
Connecticut Program) merged under the institutional sponsorship of the
University of Connecticut. The sponsorship of the Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry Program, similar to its affiliated General Program, shifted
to the University of Connecticut. Despite the change in sponsorship,
The Institute of Living continued to play the major role in the training
of the CAP residents by providing teaching faculty, outpatient clinical
experiences, partial hospital experiences, office space, computer
services, and support staff.
Late 1990’s
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Centralization of the Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry Residency Training Program to The Institute of
Living/Hartford Hospital (IOL/HH) continued. The Pediatric
Consultation-Liaison Service moved from the University of Connecticut in
Farmington, CT, to Hartford, CT, and was staffed by IOL/HH child and
adolescent psychiatrists. Inpatient psychiatric services for children
were shifted to the IOL from a community hospital.
2002
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A separate General Psychiatry Residency
Training Program was reestablished at The Institute of
Living/Hartford Hospital.
2004
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The institutional sponsorship of the Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program was returned to The
Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital with the approval of the
Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
Please note that the program number as
listed in the Graduate Medical Education Directory (green book) and the full
accreditation status of the program remained the same. Importantly, the
balanced nature of the program with traditional psychodynamics blending with
modern neuroscience and its emphasis on the biopsychosocial model did not
change. All clinical rotations, didactics, and faculty remained the same,
making this transition a smooth one in the experience of the trainees.
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