Requirements to Complete the Residency
and Receive a Diploma
The MCG-VAMC Consortium requires that the following
standards be met by the completion of the Residency. Diplomas are awarded
after all requirements are met.
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Completion of 2080 hours of training. Georgia requires 2000
hours of Residency training; we routinely provide 2100 or more. Required
morning rotations are expected to be completed with no more than one week of
vacation and one week of sick time per 4 months. If a Resident misses more
than two weeks of a 4-month rotation block, the amount of time must be made
up. The Residency will be a minimum of 48 weeks. Stipends will be paid up to
the end of the scheduled Residency year. If makeup time is needed, it will
be completed without remuneration.
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Completion of 800 hours of direct clinical services. Direct
clinical services includes all patient-specific clinical activities which
encompasses individual, family, and group psychotherapy, consultations,
psychological assessments (including test report writing), and
therapy/assessment documentation.
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Completion of all Rotations and Tracks with all supervisor
evaluations indicating that the Resident's performance on each of the
rotations is rated as "competent to implement interventions independently
with supervision and review."
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Completion of all seminars with all supervisor evaluations
indicating that the Resident's performance in the Diagnostic/Treatment,
Psychotherapy Process, and Professional Issues Seminars is rated as
"competent to implement interventions independently with supervision and
review."
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Satisfactory completion of all medical record documentation.
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Satisfactory completion of his/her agreed-upon research
project - must have a good chance of becoming a journal submission in which
the Resident is an author or co-author.
Required
Seminars and Experiences
Residents must attend all required didactic training experiences.
Required seminars are the Diagnostic/Treatment Seminar, the Psychotherapy
Process Seminar, Professional Issues Seminar, and MCG Grand Rounds. Some
workshops sponsored by Ft. Gordon Army Residency program will also be
required.
Resident Research
The Resident is required to devote 4 hours each week to research
activities. These activities can include Dissertation Work but must also be
comprised of one or more of the following categories of research endeavors:
A) participation in a Residency consortium related research project; B)
scholarly review article, C) public policy "white paper," or D) program
evaluation. This research must be approved and supervised by Residency
faculty. Clinic research projects require formal approval by a joint MCG-VA
Research and Development Committee.
Clinical Documentation, Chart Notes, Billing
Notes must be made in the appropriate chart for each visit or consultation.
All notes must be signed by the Resident and countersigned by the
appropriate faculty member. Maintenance of timely chart notes and
appropriate billing encounter forms represents an important responsibility
of the Resident. Typically, session documentation will be completed within
24 hours of patient contact. Tardiness of one month or greater in completing
chart notes and billing encounter forms following a patient encounter will
result in automatic "Probation Status" for the Resident and no leave
requests will be approved until charting problems have been corrected
Other Requirements
The Resident is also expected to complete any other required elements of
a particular Rotation and Track. These will be outlined at the beginning of
rotations by the Rotation or Track Supervisor(s).
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