Community Psychiatry
PS 525M.9
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Description
Students may add themselves to the waiting list for this course during add/drop periods but not during lottery periods. Please contact Dr. Marisol Segundo (marisol.segundo@mass.gov), for approval to enroll. This elective is offered for students who have had a core psychiatry clerkship and who have a significant interest in community psychiatry, primary care, public health, or socio-economic issues in health care delivery. Students electing this course will have a wide range of experiences at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center (MMHC). These will include: placement at MMHC RAFT (Rapid Access to Flexible Treatment), an outpatient program for patients with severe and persistent mental illness; outpatient team meetings; supervised patient evaluations in the MMHC Intake and Evaluation Service. Individual supervision will be supplemented by conferences and directed reading. There is no night call.
Not Available for Cross Registration
