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STUDENT INFORMATION |
Psychiatry» Psychiatry Website» Department Information ClerkshipThe Psychiatry Clerkship is a six week clerkship divided into a four week rotation and a two week rotation. During the clerkship, all students will have the opportunity to experience adult psychiatry and child psychiatry in either the inpatient and/or outpatient setting as well as experience emergency psychiatry. During the four week rotation, students experience adult inpatient psychiatry at Missouri Psychiatric Center or Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Administration Hospital or may rotate with the University Consultation-Liaison Service at University Hospital. During the four weeks rotation, students will be assigned to two half day a week outpatient clinics and take emergency psychiatry call with a psychiatry resident. During the two week rotation, students experience child or adult inpatient psychiatry at Missouri Psychiatric Center, consultation-liaison psychiatry at University Hospital, or geriatric psychiatry at various nursing homes in the area. Students will have no call or clinic during this two week rotation. Students will be evaluated by attending and resident physicians in the inpatient settings. Students will also take the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) subject test in Psychiatry at the conclusion of the clerkship.Psychiatry ElectivesThe Department of Psychiatry offers several electives for students interested in learning more about psychiatry after completion of the Psychiatry Clerkship. Emphasis is placed on developing skills in history taking, psychiatric diagnosis and treatment, and case presentation. Attention is focused on learning the principles of psychiatric diagnosis, developing core knowledge of diseases of the mind and general principles of caring for patients. Students participate in daily patient-care teaching rounds and weekly conferences. Electives are established in the following areas: Adult Inpatient Psychiatry, Adult Outpatient Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, and Psychosomatic Medicine.Postgraduate InstructionA fully accredited psychiatry residency program is offered by the department. Fellowships in child and adolescent psychiatry and forensic psychiatry are also available. |
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