Strengths of Our Program
Location
A beautiful park-like 65 acre campus, 20 minutes from New York City with it's world renowned museums, theaters, art galleries, elite medical centers and institutions of higher learning.
Psychiatric Department Building
Modern, brightly lit, cheerful, specifically designed to meet the particular needs of a diverse psychiatric patient population. The inpatient unit consists of Building 14 with 13 small units for acutely ill patients and Building 12 with two larger units for sub-acute patients.
Patient Population
BRMC serves patients of all ages, socio-economic, ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds. Illnesses range from adjustment disorders to acute psychosis and dementia. The residents and the medical students learn to diagnosis and treat all types of psychiatric patients.
Subspecialty Experience
The Department of Psychiatry is divided into distinct subspecialty services, staffed by specifically trained psychiatrists and other mental health professionals. The subspecialty units are: Child /Adolescent, Psychogeriatric, Addiction, C/L, Forensic and Emergency Psychiatry.
BRMC Family
The residents and faculty along with the mental health professionals at BRMC constitute a cohesive and supportive family. The emotional atmosphere is relaxed and conducive to personal growth and learning. Residents, medical students and teachers enjoy Friday lunches together, an annual family barbeque and picnic, the holiday Dinner & Dance, and the graduation party.
Scholarly Activities
Under the direction of the Director of Clinical Research and the faculty, all residents are required to develop research hypothesis, write protocols and conduct research trials. They regularly present at local, regional and national psychiatric meetings and are encouraged to publish their work. BRMC residents have won annual NJPA Best Papers Contest for the past several years.
Professional Leadership Opportunities
All residents join APA from the beginning of their training at BRMC. They become intimately involved with the issues facing physicians in general, and psychiatrist and their patients in particular. Our residents have been elected presidents of NJPA – Residents Chapter - for the past several years.