Mood Disorders Externship (4 to 8 Credit Hours)

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This elective includes a clinical component along with an optional research component. The student will attend a specialized moods disorder clinic and participate in all aspects of clinical care including formulation of diagnosis and management plan,, addressing all aspects of care and various treatment modalities. The elective will include regular meetings for discussion of seminal articles in mood disorders and suicide prevention in addition to attendance of formal educational activities. The optional research component will involve mentoring to develop interest in one area related to mechanistic understanding, psychopharmacology, neuroscience, brain stimulation, electrophysiology research of mood disorders, or suicide prevention. This will include participation in a research project in one of these areas, presentation or publication of the data, and/or mentoring in preparation of a student grant application. Prerequisite(s): PSRY 5000 >= B Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 9 Contact Hours: 1 to 2 Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit. Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit Degree Restrictions: Doctor of Medicine Campus Restrictions: Main Campus Schedule Type (Primary): Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic Click here for the Schedule of Classes.