Pilot program
Learn emergency psychiatry the way the ED actually works.
Twelve short modules for psychiatry residents on the emergency rotation. Quiz-first, case-based, built for the hours between patients — not lectures. One module a week, self-paced, with a pre-test and post-test for each.
Who this is for
Psychiatry residents (intern through PGY-4) on their emergency psychiatry rotation. No prior knowledge is assumed — every term is explained in plain language before the technical name appears. If you are brand new to the ED, start at Module 1.
How it works
1. Take the pre-test (10 questions) — it unlocks the lessons.
2. Work through the lessons — each opens with a real shift scenario, then teaches, then checks understanding. Decision trees for the 2 a.m. questions.
3. Take the post-test (10 parallel questions, same concepts, new scenarios).
4. Your progress and scores are saved to your account; your program sees cohort-level results.
The 12 modules
Module 1 is complete. Modules 2–12 show their objectives and outlines now; full lesson content is in development.
Built on the evidence base
- ACGME Program Requirements for Psychiatry (2026) — emergency experience must be in an organized, supervised psychiatric emergency service, including crisis evaluation, management, and triage; didactics may be made up through recorded/online sessions.
- Psychiatry Milestones 2.0 — each module maps to the subcompetencies it serves (PC1–PC5, MK, SBP, PROF, ICS), so progress doubles as competency documentation. The pre/post testing and progress tracking themselves serve PBLI — residents watch their own gains and the program improves the rotation from the data.
- Brasch et al. 2004 (AAEP) — the model emergency-psychiatry curriculum; ten skill domains.
- Project BETA (AAEP) — best practices in the evaluation and treatment of agitation: de-escalation, medical evaluation, pharmacologic treatment.
- CPA Position Paper 2024 — what programs actually teach (and what they skip): suicide risk, agitation, violence risk, and mental-health-act law lead the list.
About this pilot
This is a pilot build: the full platform (accounts, progress tracking, pre/post testing, program dashboard) plus one complete module. Content is being reviewed by the supervising faculty before wider use. Legal content covers New York State law only in this version.