Curriculum

Beaumont Behavioral Health (BBH) is a state-of-the-art facility with 144 inpatient psychiatry beds, a 24/7 assessment center, and partial hospitalization program. BBH opened in 2022, consolidating the Beaumont Health system's preexisting 87 adult psychiatric beds with room to grow, including adult units cohorted by acuity, a geriatric unit, a new med-psych unit, and 24 new child & adolescent psychiatric beds. Beaumont is the largest health system in Michigan, offering complete adult inpatient psychiatric care in an environment that promotes mental wellness. BBH will accept voluntary and involuntary psychiatric patients from surrounding institutions (including the numerous hospitals, clinics and emergency departments in the Beaumont system). A wide range of individual and group therapeutic modalities exist, including psychopharmacology, psychotherapy and integration with nursing, social services, and occupational and recreational therapy programs. Residents receive their PGY-1 and PGY-2 inpatient psychiatry, and PGY-4 administrative psychiatry training in the hospital. The hospital is also the main site for the psychiatry residency program administration and for weekly academic half-days, including departmental grand rounds, case conferences, and didactic courses for all PGY levels.

Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital is a 1,109-bed major academic and referral center with Level I adult trauma and Level II pediatric trauma designation. More families visit the Emergency Center at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital than any other emergency center in Michigan. A major teaching facility, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital has 42 accredited residency and fellowship programs with 476 residents and fellows. It is the clinical affiliate of the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. Residents receive training in consultation & liaison psychiatry, emergency psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, women’s mental health, and child & adolescent psychiatry at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital and its affiliated ambulatory clinics, such as the outpatient psychiatry clinic, the Hough Center (specializing in eating disorders), and the Center for Human Development (specializing in developmental-behavioral pediatrics, child and adolescent psychiatry, psychology, and speech/language pathology).

Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital has proudly served a diverse community in southeastern Michigan since 1953. With 632 beds, it is a major teaching and research hospital and home to over 10 graduate medical education programs. It serves as a clinical campus for Wayne State University School of Medicine medical students. The hospital is certified as a Level II trauma center and accredited by the Joint Commission as a primary stroke center. The hospital is also known for clinical excellence and innovation in the fields of orthopedics, neurosciences, women’s health, heart and vascular and cancer care. Residents receive inpatient medicine and neurology training at Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital and affiliated ambulatory clinics, including the Center for Exceptional Families (which specializes in developmental pediatrics and pediatric rehabilitative medicine).

Corewell Health Taylor Hospital is a 180-bed community-based teaching hospital, providing education for residents and fellows in 5 graduate medical education programs. The hospital offers multiple specialty services, including 24-hour emergency care, wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, surgical pavilion, orthopedic surgery, pain management clinic, inpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation, and full-service radiology. Residents receive brain injury medicine training at Corewell Health Taylor Hospital.

Easterseals MORC Michigan is an autonomous affiliate of the Easterseals National Office, providing services since 1920. Easterseals employs 900+ staff members and hundreds of volunteers who have a heartfelt commitment to helping people with disabilities and their families with a wide range of services. In addition to psychiatry, psychotherapy, case management, rehabilitation and job-training, Easterseals offers a variety of services to help people with disabilities address life's challenges and achieve personal goals. With over 22,000 individuals served per year, Easterseals is the largest community mental health service provider in Michigan and one of the only to provide services for both adults and children, as well as for the Oakland County Jail. Specialized services include autism, intellectual developmental disabilities, first episode psychosis, substance use, trauma, home-based and school-based mental health services, feeding and dressing challenges, fine and gross motor difficulties, speech and language impairments, Spanish-speaking services, geriatric activities of daily living assessment and intervention, veteran family services, Assertive Community Treatment, Dreams Unlimited Clubhouse, community-based case management and support for all ages. Residents receive outpatient psychiatry (adult, geriatric, and child & adolescent psychiatry), forensic psychiatry, developmental disabilities, and administrative psychiatry training at Easterseals.

The MIND clinic is one of the region's leading providers of care for a full range of injuries and disorders of the brain, spine, and nervous system. With state-of-the-art technology and cutting-edge resources on site, MIND is a one-stop shop for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of adult and pediatric neurological disorders. MIND is also a training site for the Beaumont Neurology Residency Program. Residents will be responsible for performing clinical assessment, treatment management, case presentation, communication with outside health professionals, and documentation. Common clinical experiences include performing neurological examinations, neurocognitive disorder screening, and management of a diverse clinical spectrum of diagnoses, including neurodegenerative disorders, delirium, cerebrovascular diseases, seizures and neuropathies. Residents will receive their outpatient neurology training at the MIND Clinic.

CHD is an ambulatory clinic affiliated with Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak. With a staff including developmental-behavioral pediatricians, child and adolescent psychiatrists, psychologists, and speech and language pathologists, CHD diagnoses and treats children and adolescents with autism, attention-deficit hyperactive disorder, articulation disorders, dyslexia, learning disabilities, apraxia, social dysfunction and other developmental delays. Residents receive child & adolescent psychiatry, and developmental disabilities training at CHD.

CEF is an ambulatory clinic affiliated with Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn. It specializes in developmental-behavioral pediatrics and pediatric rehabilitative medicine. Services include physical and neurological examinations, psychological testing (e.g., IQ testing, autism diagnostic testing), behavioral and rehabilitative therapies (e.g., applied behavioral analysis, speech and language pathology, physical and occupational therapy, sensory therapy), and management of a diverse clinical spectrum of physical and developmental disabilities. Residents rotate at CEF during their child & adolescent and developmental disabilities rotations.

Apex is one of the largest, multidisciplinary mental health organizations in Southeastern Michigan, with dozens of psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychotherapists. It provides outpatient services and manages specialized contracts with the State of Michigan Corrections Department. Apex treats children, adults and elderly with depression, anxiety, panic disorders, OCD, PTSD, adjustment issues, bipolar disorder, grief, traumatic experiences, work-related stress, ADHD, stress, grief, schizophrenia, medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders, and more. Apex is one of the sites at which residents will receive their outpatient child & adolescent psychiatry training.

Westland Medical Center is an ambulatory clinic affiliated with Beaumont Hospital, Wayne. It is a training site for Family Medicine Residents. Psychiatry residents doing their outpatient medicine training will be scheduled at this busy suburban office with a racially, socially, and economically diverse patient population. The clinic offers various services include a thriving family-centered maternity care practice, obstetric and pediatric care, adult and geriatric care, x-ray facilities, full-service procedure rooms, vasectomies, colposcopies, endometrial biopsies, supportive psychotherapy, and urgent care including splinting, casting and suturing. Under supervision, residents provide comprehensive integrated medical care. This includes everything from well child visits to taking care of four-generation families with medical issues ranging from otitis media to diabetes. The clinic also is integrated, with the support of a psychiatrist, psychologist, and behavioral health consultants.

MBC is named for Mel Bornstein, MD, a highly esteemed member and leader in the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute and Society (MPI), dedicated to the education and training of future psychotherapists. This not-for-profit clinic has offered reduced-fee psychotherapy for many years, with support from the Bornstein family and a grant from the American Psychoanalytic Foundation. Areas of practice include individual therapy, family therapy, child and adolescent therapy, couple’s therapy, trauma, and grief and loss. Residents receive psychotherapy training at MBC.

Opened in 1956, Hawthorn Center is a state facility that provides intensive inpatient psychiatric services to children and adolescents. Hawthorn Center is an important training site for psychiatric residents, psychology interns, students in social work, special education, and nursing. Hawthorn's mission is to provide children and adolescents with evidence based/supported and trauma-informed inpatient mental health services that meet the highest standards of quality. Services are patient centered, wellness oriented, and within the context of a proactive safety culture. As a learning organization, Hawthorn believes in provision of care and treatment by a strong interdisciplinary team open to new ideas and flexible in the delivery of services. Residents receive inpatient child and adolescent psychiatry training in the hospital.

Walter P. Reuther Psychiatric Hospital (WRPH) is a state facility that provides treatment, care and services to adults with severe mental illness. Named for a strong advocate of workers’ rights and the Civil Rights Movement, the hospital first opened in 1979. WRPH's mission is to provide integrated inpatient psychiatric care employing a compassionate multidisciplinary team approach and person-centered goals reflecting a culture of safety. Residents receive inpatient psychiatry training in the hospital.