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Intensive Clinical Experience in Medicine - Psychiatry
Description
During this intense clinical elective, the student will act as a subintern on the Medicine-Psychiatry Service. Activities will include inpatient medicine, inpatient psychiatry, consultation-liaison psychiatry, and/or outpatient combined medicine-psychiatry clinic. The student will choose from the above experiences, based on his/her individual interests and faculty schedules. The student will also participate in Medicine-Psychiatry weekly conference and monthly Journal Club. Responsibilities will be that of a first-year resident, with orders co-signed by the senior resident or attending. The student will take an active role in the diagnosis and management of his/her patients, with daily rounds with the attending physician. Call will be negotiated based on clinical service with a maximum of every 5th night.
Objectives
- To refine skills in conducting efficient, comprehensive and reproducible evaluations in patients with illness that are medical, psychiatric, or both.
- To formulate an appropriately broad differential diagnosis that integrates biological, psychological, social and cultural factors, and identify the most likely diagnosis.
- To gain experience in developing and implementing safe, effective treatment plans for patients.
- To gain experience in managing patients with co-morbid medical and psychiatric illness.
Evaluation
Evaluation will be based on direct observation of clinical examination and presentation of patients, and formulation of treatment plans. Direct feedback will come from the attending physician, and (if present) senior resident. Student will be evaluated in the area of patient care, medical knowledge, communication/interpersonal skills, professionalism, and practice-based learning.
Prerequisites
- Successful completion of all third-year clerkships
- Student should contact course faculty at least FOUR WEEKS before beginning elective.
Faculty Responsible
David Resch, MD
Additional Faculty
SIU Psychiatry, Medicine - Psychiatry and Internal Medicine Faculty
Enrollment
One per experience
Schedule
4 weeks full - time (6 days per week)
Credit Hours
4 weeks ICE credits can be earned
Contact Number
217-545-4234
E-mail Contact
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