Community Psychiatry Introductory

Catalog description

This is an introductory 2-week elective that seeks to introduce students to the field of Community Psychiatry. As an introductory elective, students will be expected to gain a broad understanding of the core principles, foundational knowledge, and essential skills relevant to the specialty through encounters with a diverse range of cases reflective of this specialty. Students will gain increased knowledge of psychopathology, psychiatric diagnosis, and psychotherapeutics. During the 2-week introductory elective, students will experience the evaluation and management of psychiatric outpatients with a broad range of psychiatric disturbances, depending on resident and faculty supervisor schedules. Settings vary based on time of year but may include: community outpatient clinics, a homeless shelter program, school-based mental health, and emergency room evaluations. This rotation is based in the Family Health Centers, an NYU-affiliated Federally Qualified Health Center System. Students will also join the PGY-2 didactics on Thursdays in Manhattan, and Psychiatric Grand Rounds. Elective objectives are outlined below.