Clinical Clerkship in Psychiatry.

Catalog description

This is a clinical rotation course required for all third-year medical students. Students will be assigned to work with both in- and out-patient psychiatric care. Focus will be on making psychiatric diagnoses and implementing appropriate treatments. Students will become familiar with various types of psychiatric disorders as well as their treatment. Students will learn about psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and other biological treatments. Students will also be on call for and involved in the treatment of emergency department psychiatric patients.