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PSYCH 661A

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Senior Elective in Acute Care Psychiatry

Description

This course is designed to provide senior medical students interested in the clinical practice of psychiatry with the opportunity to extend and deepen their exposure to consult/liaison psychiatry and psychiatric emergency services. Students will function as sub interns conducting independent interviews, proposing individualized treatment plans, arranging admission to psychiatric inpatient facilities when necessary, and developing transfer plans. In addition, senior medical students serve as mentors to junior clerks, reviewing notes and presentations prior to review by residents and attendings. The bulk of time in this course (80%) will be spent in clinical settings under the supervision of attending psychiatrists and psychologists as well as senior residents in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior. The remaining time (20%) will be spent on a capstone project assignment. The topic of the project will be identified at the start of the elective in collaboration with unit atte

Course Tags

M4

Allowed Locations

ECAMPUS, Main Campus, OXFORD_CAMPUS

Delivery Modes

In-Person

Grade Bases

Credit/Non Credit

Min

10

Max

10