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Department

PSYCHIATRY

Campus

Birmingham

Course Type(s)

Elective

Facility

Center for Psychiatric Medicine

Course Director

Abhishek Wadhwa, 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 psychiatry and pediatric clerkships.
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Psychiatry, Pediatrics

Visiting Students

Accepts students from US LCME accredited schools.

Accepts students from osteopathic schools.

Course Description

This rotation in child-adolescent psychiatry allows the student to learn about issues pertaining to the mental health and psychopathology of children and adolescents. During this rotation special emphasis is placed on developing a schema for the careful diagnostic evaluation of adolescents. Students ordinarily work in multiple areas of service delivery which include inpatient, outpatient, and day treatment settings. Objectives of the rotation are to (1) provide the student with an opportunity to learn about the common psychiatric problems in children and adolescents, (2) give the student an exposure to working with a multi-disciplinary treatment team, and (3) help the student understand appropriate biological, psychological, and social treatments for children with emotional/ behavioral problems.

Where To Report

Center for Psychiatric Medicine (CPM) Nurses Station-5 South at 8:00am

Requirements

See Course Description

Evaluation

Pass/Fail

Notes

Course Catalog