Course Catalog
68-407 GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY
Department
PSYCHIATRY
Campus
Birmingham
Course Type(s)
Elective
Facility
Center for Psychiatric Medicine
Course Director
BATES REDWINE, MD
Enrollment Limit
1
Contact
MATTHEW J. EHRLICH, MD
Enrollment Minimum
1
Email
mehrlich@uabmc.edu
Address
CPM 409K
Phone
(205) 996-9105
Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates
1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 18-21, 22-25, 28-31, 32-35, 36-39, 40-43, 45-48, 49-52
Prerequisites
Successful completion of the core internal medicine, psych and surgery clerkships and any clerkship which covers the content material of the requested elective or acting internship course (e.g. Pediatric Clerkship must be successfully completed prior to taking a Pediatric Elective or AI).
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine, Psychiatry, Surgery
Visiting Students
Accepts students from US LCME accredited schools.
Accepts students from osteopathic schools.
Course Description
The goals of this rotation are to (1) provide the student with clinical exposure to common psychiatric problems in the geriatric population, and (2) provide students clinical experience in the treatment of depression, dementia, delirium, and psychosis in the elderly. The central objective is to develop skills in Geriatric Psychiatry through a structured learning experience comprised of didactic and clinical experience. Principal supervision is provided through the attending, fellow, and the faculty members of the Geriatric Psychiatry Division.
Where To Report
Center for Psychiatric Medicine, 7th Floor South Geriatric Nurses Station at 8 am.
Requirements
See Course Description
Evaluation
Pass/Fail
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