Course Information
Description
The Core Clerkship in Psychiatry will expose students to a wide range of psychiatric presentations in order to facilitate recognition and management of psychiatric disorders encountered in the practice of medicine. Students will be integrated into clinical psychiatry teams in a range of inpatient and outpatient settings. Diagnostic evaluation and therapeutic considerations will be emphasized. Students will work with clinical psychiatry faculty, residents, and/or fellows who will oversee their clinical work and provide assessment and feedback on their performance. Additional teaching will be done through case discussion and structured teaching sessions.
Students complete the NBME Clinical Psychiatry Subject Exam as part of their final assessment. The Psychiatry core clerkship learning objectives and student assessments are the same across sites.
Class Notes
The Core Clerkship in Psychiatry will expose students to a wide range of psychiatric presentations in order to facilitate recognition and management of psychiatric disorders encountered in the practice of medicine. Students will be integrated into clinical psychiatry teams in a range of inpatient and outpatient settings. Diagnostic evaluation and therapeutic considerations will be emphasized. Students will work with clinical psychiatry faculty, residents, and/or fellows who will oversee their clinical work and provide assessment and feedback on their performance. Additional teaching will be done through case discussion and structured teaching sessions. Students complete the NBME Clinical Psychiatry Subject Exam as part of their final assessment. The Psychiatry core clerkship learning objectives and student assessments are the same across sites. BWH: Under the supervision of Psychiatry Training Program attendings, fellows, and/or residents, students will work up and treat patients and participate in unit activities either in the Faulkner Hospital inpatient service or on the BWH/BWFH Consultation-Liaison Service. Students will also participate in the outpatient evaluations and on call at the BWH or Faulkner emergency department, where they will see acute presentations of psychiatric illness and learn about the management of crises. Additionally, students participate in tutorials and a program of didactic seminars each week. Students will also be provided with the opportunity to participate in AA meetings.
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