Psychiatry/Comprehensive Review Studies

Catalog description

(PCSP only) The Psychiatry/Behavioral Sciences rotation is both inpatient and outpatient. Through these experiences, students acquire the knowledge and skills to treat emotional and behavioral problems that commonly present in a primary care office, paying particular attention to the stress factors that are contributing to emotional dysfunction. The curriculum for this rotation will focus on the importance of the family in the relation of individual behavior and the ability to identify stressing conflicts and communication problems within the family. Including both adolescent and adult psychiatry, students will gain knowledge and experience to deal with common psychiatric disorders. Students have opportunities to generate diagnoses and plans of treatment based on their understanding of the dynamics of the behavior seen under supervision of the attending psychiatric faculty. This rotation is split between Psychiatry and time spent in preparation for high stakes exams. During the “Comprehensive Review Studies” portion of this Psychiatry Rotation, the PCSP students participate in a review of clinical medicine to make an assessment of their clinical medicine knowledge in order to prepare them for the COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE. These sessions are conducted by the PCSP Faculty and involve discussion groups and testing modalities that provide an extensive reinforcement of the concepts in clinical medicine. The time spent on campus studying during this rotation is monitored to advocate for sufficient study time.