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Elective Title: 82PS720 — PSYCHIATRY IN A COMMUNITY HEALTH SETTING

Description:

This course is designed to give 4th year students a unique experience in the practice of psychiatry in a community setting. Inpatient and outpatient experiences will be part of this elective with a focus on rural community psychiatric and mental health. Students will learn to evaluate patients efficiently and formulate an appropriate evidence-based treatment plan for a broad range of psychiatric problems. In addition, students will experience addiction issues and treatment, observation of group therapy, Drug Court, and an all-around community mental health experience. At the completion of the rotation, students will have developed the necessary skills to effectively manage a variety of psychiatric conditions encountered in an inpatient and outpatient setting.

Elective Details:

Primary Contact for Add/Drops: Caren Whitehouse (whitca@iu.edu)

Director: Allie Thomas-Fannin, M.D.

Campus: Evansville

Location: Good Samaritan- Vincennes

Learning Objectives

  • 1) Gather a mental health and substance use history and formulate a differential diagnosis and treatment plan (PC2)
  • 2) Demonstrate compassionate interaction and communication with patients and their families (ICS1)
  • 3) Discuss potential treatment plans pertinent to this population (MK6)
  • 4) Visit with patients in a variety of medical settings and demonstrate an ability to adapt approaches appropriately (ER; outpatient; inpatient; special services; etc.) (ICS1)
  • 5) Demonstrate how and when to check for medication interactions (MK4)
  • 6) Demonstrate appropriate use of collateral and other information, e.g. lab and imaging results, outside collateral (family) and past medical records (PBLI2)
  • 7) Review a psychiatric chart with psychiatric testing and social work evaluations and formulate a treatment plan (PC3)

Assessment

  • Clinical Performance Evaluation Form

Enrollment Information

Prerequisites: 4th year status

Availability with Max Students per Month:

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Duty Hours: 40

Time Distribution: 85% Clinical; 15% Library/Research

Elective Type Category: AC - Advanced Clinical

Notes and Enrollment Information:

Add/Drop Contact Person: Caren Whitehouse (whitca@iu.edu) THIS ELECTIVE DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE INITIAL SENIOR MATCH: Add/Drop Contact Person: Caren Whitehouse (whitca@iu.edu) Housing may be available.

Third Year Elective? No

Interprofessional Skills and Service Learning

Interprofessional Collaborative Skills: Yes

Skills Description: Interprofessional collaboration with pharmacists, nurses, care managers, and social workers.

Service Learning Included: None