PSYC 730 Psychiatry Core Clinical Experience

Credits: 6
The purpose of the Psychiatry Core clinical experience is for students entering any field of medicine to perform a thorough mental status evaluation, learn the basics of psychiatric disease and psychopathology, utilize appropriate psychopharmacology and perform a psychiatric risk assessment. Students will participate in the management of complex psychiatric patients. Students will work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, demonstrate appropriate management of boundaries with psychiatric patients and demonstrate professionalism in their interactions with patients, colleagues and staff. Students may see patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Graded: Pass/No pass
May be taken only once for credit
Also offered as: PSYC 730R