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 Third Year

Psychiatry Clerkship

PSYC 8000

Clerkship Overview

Students will be exposed to the fascinating world of Psychiatry in this 6 week clerkship.  During this period, students will be expected to see a broad range of psychiatric illnesses in the Adult and/or Child-Adolescent population.  You will emerge with a new appreciation for the major mental disorders, the struggles that patients afflicted with these disorders face in the world, and the breakthroughs in brain science that allow us to more effectively address these illnesses. Students will have an opportunity to participate as a member of a treatment team to devise treatment plans.

The psychiatric clerkship provides the opportunity to develop the understanding and skills need to deal with patients of all kinds.  You will acquire new skills in interviewing, which will serve you in whatever discipline of medicine you pursue in the future.  We hope to stimulate your curiosity about the human mind and your desire to practice medicine with a comprehensive approach to health and disease. Last, but not least, you will likely learn something about yourself, and become more effective as a physician.