Course Catalog
02-680 PSYCHIATRY CLERKSHIP
Department
PSYCHIATRY
Campus
Birmingham
Course Type(s)
Clerkship
Facility
Center for Psychiatric Medicine
Course Director
MATTHEW J. EHRLICH, MD
Enrollment Limit
10
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 FIRST TWO YEARS OF MEDICAL SCHOOL AND USMLE STEP I.
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description
The Psychiatry Clerkship is a four week required clerkship during the third year of medical school. Via clinical encounters, didactic sessions, and required readings, students are exposed to the major psychiatric syndromes. Students work on a multidisciplinary team and are required to be able to employ a bio-psycho-socio-cultural model of assessment and treatment to the patient with psychiatric illness.
Where To Report
Contact the department course contact for more information.
Requirements
Attendance at daily rounds, didactic lectures, readings, morning report sessions, active participation in a care team.
Evaluation
Clinical Component - 65%. NBME Shelf Exam - 35%.
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