Stephen Robinson, M.D.
Director, Psychiatric Undergraduate Education

Welcome to the Department of Psychiatry's Clerkship Program. The goal of the clerkship program is to provide students with the opportunity to gain a firm foundation in psychiatry which will serve them in whatever fields of
medicine they enter. The Department provides a number of experiences from which the students can achieve the identified learning objectives.

The psychiatry rotation is a combination of inpatient and outpatient experiences. In addition, students will attend a series of lectures, seminars and resource sessions facilitated by expert faculty.

During the inpatient assignment, students will work with patients who are suffering from major mental illnesses. The lives of these individuals are so disrupted by emotional difficulties that they need the protective setting of the hospital. During outpatient clinic assignments, students will evaluate, diagnose and utilize a variety of modes of treatment for patients who require treatment but are still able to function in their life setting.

The staff of the Department of Psychiatry clerkship program is committed to the goals of the program and encourage students with questions or with an interest in careers in psychiatry to contact them for additional information.

Stephen Robinson, M.D.
Clerkship Director