Behavioral Medicine

Catalog description

The student will be assigned to a physician trainer or a group of physician trainers who are practicing in their specialty. This rotation is designed for students to learn and practice skills necessary for working with patients in a mental health setting. Rapport-building skills and mental health patients are emphasized. Students should develop an awareness of the effects of biological, developmental, sociological, ethnic, and economic background on the presenting problems of patients. Students are expected to establish professional working relationships with members of the multidisciplinary mental health treatment team. Students will develop the ability to communicate effectively with other professionals, support an atmosphere of collegiality, and expand both their medical education as well as personal growth.