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Elective Title: 82PS710 — PSYCHIATRY IN AN INPATIENT STATE-FUNDED FACILITY
Description:
This course will provide an opportunity for the student to build on his or her clinical psychiatry clerkship knowledge base with a focus on pharmacotherapy. The student will have an active role in the diagnosis and treatment plans for patients under the guidance of the course director. The student will participate in observation of individual and group therapy in the treatment of mood, anxiety and substance use disorders. The student will be exposed to psychological testing protocols and will participate in psychiatry consultations in the inpatient setting.
Elective Details:
Primary Contact for Add/Drops: Caren Whitehouse (whitca@iu.edu)
Director: Gregory Unfried, M.D.
Campus: Evansville
Location: Evansville State Hospital
Learning Objectives
- 1) Interview for differential of psychiatric vs medical illness. (PC1)
- 2) Form differential diagnosis and confirming or exclusionary tests. (PC2)
- 3) Form initial treatment plans (PC3)
- 4) Practice delivering recommendations to and taking questions from medical colleagues, the patient and families. (PBL12)
- 5) Identify, recognize and evaluate diagnoses in a state hospital setting (PC1)
- 6) Demonstrate team work and a multidisciplinary (treatment planning) approach (SBP1)
Assessment
- Clinical Performance Evaluation Form; (Clinical Observation - completed by course preceptor)
Enrollment Information
Prerequisites: 3rd or 4th year status
Availability with Max Students per Month:
| Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Duty Hours: 40+
Time Distribution: 80% Clinical; 20% Library/Research
Elective Type Category: CP - Clinical Practice
Notes and Enrollment Information:
Add/Drop Contact Person: Caren Whitehouse (whitca@iu.edu) This elective is available on an on-demand basis only.
Third Year Elective? Yes
Interprofessional Skills and Service Learning
Interprofessional Collaborative Skills: Yes
Skills Description: Intra-disciplinary rounds with pharmacy, nursing and other professional staff members.
Service Learning Included: None