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PSYCHIATRY


CHILD PSYCHIATRY, University Hospital

COURSE CODE: PSYDEVI.001.U

Responsible Agent: Paul Quinlan, D.O., 3647 Taubman Center;
764-0231

Duration: 4 Weeks

Periods Offered: All

Enrollment/Period: 1

Distribution of student's time:
69% Inpatient Care
20% Outpatient Care
20% Conferences/Lectures

Average number of patients seen each week: 2

On-call responsibility: None

Where to Report First Day of Clerkship: 3rd Level Taubman Center
- Child Psychiatry; 8:00 a.m.

Clerkship Objectives:
To enhance knowledge and skills pertaining to:
Interviewing, physical examination and other patient interactions.
Interpretation of data.
Clinical judgment.
Therapy and advice to patients.

Students will be evaluated on each of the following:
Quality of care given (including clinical judgment).
The number of patients given care.
Participation and performance in conferences.
Level of knowledge (including new knowledge).
Level of skills.
Interpersonal relationships.

Methods to be used in student evaluation include:
Observation of performance by faculty.
Observation of performance by house officers.
Assessment of write-ups/reports.
Logbook entries.
Case Report.
Other structured skills testing.

Course Description:
Students will be involved in admissions to the Diagnostic and
Research unit of the Child Psychiatry Service,attending to patient
care, management and treatment planning.Students will also be
involved in child consultation service,looking at
psychiatric/psychological issues of children with illness
working with children and their families and with the pediatric
teams. By individual arrangement this rotation can provide
the opportunity for doing supervised outpatient evaluations.
Elective should be considered by students thinking of pediatrics
and family practice as well as psychiatry.

 

CLINICAL OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRY, University Hospital

COURSE CODE: PSYGENO.001.U

Responsible Agent: Dr. Ziad Kronfol, Riverview Building, 764-0267

Duration: 4 or 8 Weeks

Periods Offered: All

Enrollment/Period: 1 Maximum

Distribution of student's time:
0% Inpatient Care
60% Outpatient/Specialty
20% Outpatient/Primary Care
20% Conferences/Lectures

Average number of patients seen each week: 10 - 15 (evaluation, triage, follow-up)

On-call responsibility: Optional

Where to Report First Day of Clerkship: Contact Ziad Kronfol or Sheila Marcus

Clerkship Objectives:
To enhance knowledge and skills pertaining to:
Interviewing, physical examination and other patient interactions.
Interpretation of data.
Clinical judgment.
Therapy and advice to patients.

To increase student involvement in conferences, journal clubs, etc. by having students:
Present patients and/or patient data.
Participate as a member of the audience.

To increase student use/review of the medical literature:
As part of patient care (report to attending).
As part of a conference or journal club.

Students will be evaluated on each of the following:
Quality of care given (including clinical judgment).
Participation and performance in conferences.
Level of knowledge (including new knowledge).
Level of skills.

Methods to be used in student evaluation include:
Observation of performance by faculty.
Assessment of write-ups/reports.
Case report.

Course Description:
The clerkship consists of a variety of clinical experiences including outpatient evaluations, crisis and short term therapy, psychopharmacology. There will be exposure to a wide variety of psychiatric diagnoses with skills involved in triaging and the approach to treatment. The clerkship would be especially helpful for those planning a career in primary care medicine, psychiatry, or anyone wishing a better understanding of ambulatory psychiatry.

COMMUNITY AND CROSS CULTURAL MEDICINE, University Hospital

COURSE CODE: PSYGENO.002.U

Responsible Agent: Lucila Nerenberg, M.D. Chelsea Arbor Treatment
Center, 900 Victor's Way, Suite #310, Ann Arbor, MI 48108;
930-0201, Ext. S7

Host Agency: Community Action Agency; Adrian, MI
Duration: 4 Weeks
Periods Offered: 1
Enrollment/Period: 2 Maximum
Prerequisite: Spanish speaking

Distribution of student's time:
40% Outpatient/Specialty
50% Outpatient/Primary Care
5% Conferences/Lectures
5% Research
On-call responsibility: None
Where to Report First Day of Clerkship: Community Service
Learning Office Building; 9:00 a.m.
(Corner of Hill and East University)

Clerkship Objectives:
To enhance knowledge and skills pertaining to:
Interviewing, physical examination and other patient interactions.
Interpretation of data.
Clinical judgment.
Therapy and advice to patients.

Students will be evaluated on each of the following:
Quality of care given (including clinical judgment).
Level of knowledge (including new knowledge).
Level of skills.

Methods to be used in student evaluation include:
Observation of performance by faculty.
Assessment of write-ups/reports.
Observation of performance by community physicians and agency staff.

Course Description:
Experience in working with indigent, rural intercultural
population in an outreach team. Work will focus on
prevention, education, screening, surveying and providing
intercultural consultations to primary care teams; most
activities will occur on farms and in Spanish, while
working in teams with local agencies and farm worker health aides.

 

EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRY, University Hospital

COURSE CODE: PSYEMRO.001.U

Responsible Agent: Karen Milner, M.D., B1C204 UMH, 936-5900

Duration: 4 Weeks

Periods Offered: All

Enrollment/Period: 1

Distribution of student's time:
95% Outpatient/Specialty
5% Conferences/Lectures

Average number of patients seen each week: 15 - 20

On-call responsibility: Every 7 days (optional)

Where to Report First Day of Clerkship: Psych ER, B1C204 UMH; 8:00 a.m.

Clerkship objectives:
To enhance knowledge and skills pertaining to:
Interviewing, physical examination and other patient interactions. Interpretation of data.
Clinical judgment.
Therapy and advice to patients.

To increase student involvement in conferences, journal clubs, etc. by having students:
Present patients and/or patient data.
Participate as a member of the audience.

To increase student use/review of the medical literature:
As part of patient care (report to attending).

Students will be evaluated on each of the following:
Quality of care given (including clinical judgment).
Level of knowledge (including new knowledge).
Level of skills.
The number of patients given care.

Methods to be used in student evaluation include:
Observation of performance by faculty.
Observation of performance by house officers.
Assessment of write-ups/reports.
Written/oral tests.
Case Report.
Observation of other clinical staff.

Course Description:
Students will have the opportunity to work closely with psychiatry attendings and other ER clinical staff in direct patient care. The psych ER serves a number of different patient types and in a one month experience the student can see a number of psychiatric and psychosocial problems they will encounter in practice no matter what field they choose. This elective is specifically designed for students interested in psychiatry, emergency medicine, or any primary care specialty.

 

ALCOHOL/SUBSTANCE ABUSE, Chelsea Arbor Treatment Center

COURSE CODE: PSYSUBO.001.U

Instructor: Dr. Kirk Brower

Responsible Agent: Dr. Brower; Chelsea Arbor Treatment Center 900 Victors Way, Suite 310; Ann Arbor, MI 48108; 930-0201

Duration: 4 weeks

Periods Offered: All

Enrollment/Period: 1 Maximum

Distribution of student's time:
90% Outpatient/Specialty
10% Conferences/Lectures

Average number of patients seen each week: 4-6

On-call responsibility: None

Where to Report First Day of Clerkship: Chelsea Arbor Treatment Center

Clerkship Objectives:
To enhance knowledge and skills pertaining to:
Interviewing, physical examination and other patient interactions.
Interpretation of data.
Clinical judgment.
Therapy and advice to patients.

To increase student involvement in conferences, journal clubs, etc. by having students:
Present patients and/or patient data.
Participate as a member of the team.

To increase student use/review of the medical literature:
As part of patient care (report to attending).

Students will be evaluated on each of the following:
Quality of care given (including clinical judgment).
Participation and performance in conferences.
Level of knowledge (including new knowledge).
Level of skills.

Methods to be used in student evaluation include:
Observation of performance by faculty.
Assessment of write-ups/reports.
Case report.

Course Description:
In this elective, students will learn the essentials of identification, assessment, and treatment of substance abusers. Particular emphasis will be placed on screening and brief intervention techniques that can be utilized by physicians, regardless of specialty. In addition, students will learn principles of detoxification for alcohol, opioids, and cocaine; interpretation of drug testing results; and proper prescribing practices for patients with substance abuse, including the use of disulfiram. Issues pertaining to iatrogenic addiction will be covered. Students will follow patients admitted for substance abuse treatment and medical management, and will accompany the instructor during psychiatric evaluations of substance-abusing patients.

 

INPATIENT PSYCHIATRY, University Hospital and Veterans Administration Medical Center

COURSE CODE: PSYGENI.001.X

Responsible Agent: Kenneth Chamberlain, M.D., VAMC, 2215 Fuller; 769-7100 Ext 5312 or Pager #1992

Duration: 4 Weeks

Periods Offered: All

Enrollment/Period: 4 Maximum (1 per unit)

Distribution of student's time:
80% Inpatient Care
5% Outpatient/Specialty Care
15% Conferences/Lectures

Average number of patients seen each week: 4

On-call responsibility: None

Where to Report First Day of Clerkship: Contact Dr. Chamberlain prior to clerkship; 9:00 a.m.

Clerkship Objectives:
To enhance knowledge and skills pertaining to:
Interviewing, physical examination and other patient interactions.
Interpretation of data.
Clinical judgment.
Therapy and advice to patients.
ECT.

Students will be evaluated on each of the following:
Quality of care given (including clinical judgment).
Level of knowledge (including new knowledge).
Level of skills.

Methods to be used in student evaluation include:
Observation of performance by faculty.
Observation of performance by house officers.
Assessment of write-ups/reports.
Case study.

Course Description:
The clerkship is oriented around active involvement on an inpatient psychiatry ward as a full member of the treatment team. Expectation would be that the student would work up and follow as the primary therapist (under supervision) several patients and overall expectations will be similar to those of a house officer. Opportunity to do clinical research in schizophrenia or personality disorders is available. Designed primarily for students interested in psychiatry or students who wish to see more severe or complicated manifestations of psychopathology.

 



GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY, University Hospital and Veterans Administration Medical Center

COURSE CODE: PSYGERP.001.X

Responsible Agent: Alan Mellow, M.D., Ph.D.; Psychiatry Service
(116A) VAMC; 761-7926

Duration: 4 Weeks

Periods Offered: All

Enrollment/Period: 2 Maximum

Distribution of student's time:
40% Inpatient Care
30% Outpatient/Specialty
10% Outpatient/Primary Care
20% Conferences/Lectures

Average number of patients seen each week: 10

On-call responsibility: None

Where to Report First Day of Clerkship: VAMC 9th floor,
Psychiatry Office; 8:00 a.m.

Clerkship Objectives:
To enhance knowledge and skills pertaining to:
Interviewing, physical examination and other patient interactions.
Interpretation of data.
Clinical judgment.
Therapy and advice to patients.

Students will be evaluated on each of the following:
Quality of care given (including clinical judgment).
Level of knowledge (including new knowledge).
Participation and performance in conferences.

Methods to be used in student evaluation include:
Observation of performance by faculty.
Observation of performance by house officers.
Assessment of write-ups/reports.
Case Report.

Course Description:
Students will serve as part of the inpatient GeroPsychiatry Team
on Ward 7 West at the VAMC, and will be responsible for 2-3 patients.
They will also attend Geriatric Psychiatry Clinics at University Hospital
and VAMC.

 

 

Clinical Outpatient

Community and Cross Cultural Medicine

Emergency Psychiatry

Alcohol/Substance Abuse

Inpatient Psychiatry

Geriatric Psychiatry

 

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