Psychiatry Clerkship: Week 1

Psychiatry Clerkship - Syllabus (PDF)

Course Enrollment Requirements

Trainings
HIPPA
BLS
OSHA
ACLS
Responsible Conduct of Research
Human Subjects Research

COURSE TEXTBOOKS AND INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES

Required Textbooks and Resources

Reading during the clerkship should include both textbooks and journal literature. Students should read about specific problems encountered with their own patients, as well as subjects of general importance in psychiatry. Specific reading assignments from both text and the periodic literature may be required at the discretion of the Clerkship Site Director or other designees. Specific weekly reading assignments are outlined in Appendix B.

The required textbook for the clerkship is:

Black, DW and Andreasen, NC. Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry. 6th Edition. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. 2014. This book was chosen because of its readability and clarity. It is an excellent introduction to psychiatry.

ADMSEP Modules

All students are required to complete 14 online ADMSEP modules

http://www.admsep.org/csi-emodules.php?c=emodules-description&v=y

Recommended Resources

MedEd Portal Psychiatry Resources:
https://www.mededportal.org/search/?t=42&t=42.48&t=42.48.212&q=

Reading Assignments for the Psychiatry Clerkship

Reading during the clerkship should include both textbooks and journal literature. Students should read about specific problems encountered with their own patients, as well as subjects of general importance in psychiatry. Specific reading assignments may be made as part of the individual clerkship sites. The required textbook for the Psychiatry Clerkship is: Black, DW and Andreasen, NC. Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry. 6th Edition. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. July 2014. This book was chosen because of its readability and clarity. It is an excellent introduction to psychiatry. The reading assignments for the clerkship are:

Week 1

Chapter Title
1 Diagnosis and Classification
2 Interviewing and Assessment
3 The Neurobiology and Genetics of Mental Illness
18 Psychiatric Emergencies
21 Psychopharmacology and Electroconvulsive Therapy
Source:
https://www.neomed.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/1-PS-Clerkship-Syllabus-AY-2019-20.pdf
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