1. Brain and Behaviour
2. Clinical Skills

Year 2 learning is delivered through a problem- and case-based approach that prepares students for their six-week core psychiatry clerkship in Year 3. Students develop foundational knowledge and skills in basic sciences, clinical assessment, diagnostic reasoning, therapeutic decision-making, and patient communication.

Brain and Behaviour is a nine-week integrated block that explores topics including neuroscience, consciousness, seizures, chronic pain, neurotransmission, psychosis, emotion, personality, dementia, sleep, and aging. Learning is supported through lectures, small-group sessions, weekly quizzes, and a comprehensive final examination.