| Department |
PSYCHIATRY |
Campus |
Tuscaloosa |
| Course Type(s) |
Clerkship |
Facility |
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| Course Director |
SHAWNNA OGDEN, MD |
Enrollment Limit |
10 |
| Contact |
KRISTA TRIMM |
Enrollment Minimum |
2 |
| Email |
Ktrimm@ua.edu |
Address |
University Medical Center
850 Peter Bryce Blvd.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 |
| Phone |
(205) 348-9856 |
Fax |
(205) 348-4429 |
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Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates |
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| Prerequisites |
* * * WRITTEN APPROVAL REQUIRED * * * Acceptance into TLC2, successful completion of the first two years of medical school and USMLE Step 1.
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: |
| Visiting Students |
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
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| Course Description |
In the psychiatry longitudinal community clerkship, students develop a long-term relationship with preceptors who facilitate clinical learning experiences throughout the year. Students experience a longitudinal relationship with psychiatric patient population and gain insight into the impact of psychiatric illness on patients and families by exposure to outpatient, inpatient, adult and child clinics, and through consultation liaison at DCH, Bryce Hospital and the Veterans Administration Hospital. Students have an opportunity to present cases and formulate diagnostic impressions and treatment plans on a regular basis with teaching faculty and the Clerkship Director. |
| Where To Report |
Prior to start date, call or email course contact for when and where to report. |
| Requirements |
To include but not limited to
- Attendance at all scheduled activities (clinics, rounds, lectures, etc.)
- Completion of patient writeups as assigned
- Completion of online cases as assigned
- Case presentations as assigned
- Completion of required patient encounters (patient log) |
| Evaluation |
Clinical Component - 65%. NBME Shelf Exam - 35%. |
| Notes |
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