Faculty Resposibilities
Most primary faculty members listed below have joint MGH and McLean Hospital appointments. A large number of additional clinicians and researchers are available as teachers from affiliated institutions, Harvard University and institutions throughout metropolitan Boston. We have included each faculty member’s major clinical, scholarly and/or research interests, along with their primary teaching site.

The faculty plays a fundamental role in the Training Program. Faculty members are responsible for the comprehensive professional development of the residents. Faculty members are responsible for resident training in areas of education, clinical service and supervision, research and scholarship and evaluation.

Education
As educators, each faculty member must:

• Teach the six core competencies through supervision, didactic seminars and role modeling on clinical services
  
  
• Teach the art and science of child and adolescent psychiatry, including the biological, psychological and sociocultural aspects of the field, according to his or her areas of expertise
  
  
• Serve as an academic mentor for residents who express a clinical or academic interest in his or her areas of expertise
  
  
• Help teach the residents how to become educators and supervisors of lay and professional populations

Clinical Services and Supervision
As clinicians and supervisors, each faculty member must:

• Provide clinical supervision for cases presented in a range of settings
  
  
• Be available for emergency supervision of clinical cases
  
  
• Provide clinical supervision in areas of his or her clinical expertise
  
  
• Review clinical reports of assessment and treatment of supervised cases
  
  
• Be responsible for the clinical care of patients under supervision
  

Research and Scholarship
As members of an academic Training Program, each faculty member must have one or more areas of academic expertise. Each faculty member, through supervision, didactic seminars or individual tutorials, must:

• Serve as a mentor for resident research or scholarship in his or her areas of expertise
  
  
• Instill the means for residents to pursue career interests in an area of research or scholarship, if asked by an interested resident
  
  
• Demonstrate continuing professional education and development in his or her areas of interest

Evaluation of Residents and the Training Program
As members of the Training Program, the faculty is crucial in providing ongoing evaluation of resident performance in the six core competencies and in specialized areas of interest. In addition, the faculty is essential in the continued development of the Training Program. Each faculty member must:

• Provide ongoing verbal and written evaluations of the resident’s performance in the six core competencies
  
  
• Provide ongoing verbal and written evaluations of the resident in specialized areas of academic, clinical and administrative performance
  
  
• Provide ongoing verbal and written evaluations of the Program, including utilization of resources available to the program, the financial and administrative support of the program, the volume and variety of patients available to the program for educational purposes, the performance of members of the teaching staff and quality of supervision of the residents (peer review)
  
  
• Demonstrate self-assessment of knowledge, skills and attitudes in the process of lifelong learning and personal quality assurance
  
  

Administration of the Training Program and Department Duties
As members of the Training Program, faculty members are expected, if called upon, to:

• Serve on clinical or educational committees, such as Training Committee, Selection Committee or others
  
  
• Interview applicants to the Training Program
  
  
• Teach in didactic seminars or provide clinical supervision for general psychiatry residents rotating through child and adolescent psychiatry
  
  
• Teach medical students rotating in the Program
  
  
• Provide clinical and academic consultation in areas of expertise
  
  
• Represent the Training Program in local, regional and national meetings