SELECT SIPYA - Acting Internship–Psychiatry

 
Selective Available During Blocks: All
Course Code: SIPYAA - Inpatient
4 Credits

Goals:
 

1. Deepen skill in obtaining and presenting a systematic and comprehensive psychiatric and general medical history
2. Perfect the skill to perform and present a systematic and comprehensive mental status examination
3. Learn how to distinguish psychiatric disorders from the many neurological and other general medical conditions that often mimic psychiatric disorders
4. Further develop skills in psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and behavioral modification techniques to help patients with psychiatric disorders
5. Learn how to produce clear, comprehensive records document diagnostic and therapeutic efforts
6. Develop skills in teaching others
7. Develop skills to aid in lifelong learning
8. Develop skills in working in a team and team leadership skills
9. Develop skills to recognize cultural aspects of psychiatric illness
10. Improve communication skills, written, electronically and oral.

1. Students will have primary responsibility for the care and treatment of assigned psychiatric patients under the supervision of residents and/or faculty.
2. Students will gain experience in the common and major mental disorders in patients hospitalized for acute or severe disease processes.
3. Skill in performing medical history, physical examination (including neurological exam), and mental status will be enhanced.
4. Students will extend their knowledge of fundamental principles of medicine and specific psychiatric disease entities through participation in conferences and through reading and other self-directed learning modalities.
5. Learn documentation requirements.
6. Exposure to effects of social, cultural and societal problems and issues on health and mental health.
7. Develop skills in oral and written communication.

No more than 3 days during the 4 week rotation can be taken for interviews unless approved in advanced by director. ANY absences in excess of 3 days will be required to be made up before the evaluation will be completed and turned in.

Resources for Learning:
Students can request to do the Acting Internship with a particular attending, depending upon the number of students applying, (which we will try to accommodate, but is not a guarantee.) Students can request from one of the following faculty: Dr. Juliana Fort, Dr. Shawn McNeil, Dr. Amira Odisho, or Dr. Janice Hollier. As an acting intern, the senior student will supervise junior medical students on the rotation. The attending will meet with the student on a weekly basis for individual supervision. Faculty will also observe interview skills while on the rotation.
Texts: 1. Synopsis of Psychiatry, 12th Edition, Kaplan and Sadock.
            2. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5)
 

Evaluation:
Clinical performance and interview observation.

Offered: 2-10

Pass/Fail