Medical Student Program
4th Year Electives
Students from other medical schools are welcome to apply for the following electives:
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Child Psychiatry (PSYDEVI.001.U)
University Hospital
Students will be involved in admissions to the Diagnostic and Research unit of the Child Psychiatry Service, attending to patient care, management and treatment planning. Students will also be involved in child consultation service, looking at psychiatric/psychological issues of children with illness working with children and their families and with the pediatric teams. Elective should be considered by students thinking of pediatrics and family practice as well as psychiatry.
Emergency Psychiatry (PSYEMRO.001.U)
University Hospital
Work closely with psychiatry attendings and other ER clinical staff in direct patient care. The Psych ER serves a number of different patient types and in a one month experience the student can see a number of psychiatric and psychosocial problems they will encounter in practice no matter what field they choose. this elective is specifically designed for students interested in psychiatry, emergency medicine, or any primary care specialty.
Alcohol/Substance Abuse (PSYSUBO.001.U)
University of Michigan Addiction Treatment Services
Learn the essentials of identification, assessment, and treatment of substance abusers. Emphasis on screening and brief intervention techniques. Learn principles of detoxification for alcohol, opioids, and cocaine; interpretation of drug testing results; proper prescribing practices for patients with substance abuse. Students follow patients and accompany the instructor during psychiatric evaluations of substance abuse patients.
Inpatient/Outpatient Psychiatry (PSYGENP.U)
University Hospital
This clerkship is oriented around active involvement on an inpatient psychiatry ward and in the out-patient clinic as a full member of the treatment team. Expectation would be that the student would work up and follow as the primary therapist (under supervision) several patients on the in-patient unit. During the out-patient portion of the elective, the student would evaluate new patients (under supervision) and function as an active participant of several specialty and general clinics. Overall expectations will be similar to those of a house officer. Designed primarily for students interested in psychiatry or students who wish to see more severe or complicated manifestations of psychopathology.
Geriatric Psychiatry (PSYGERP.001.X)
University Hospital and Veterans Administration Medical Center
Students will serve as part of the inpatient GeroPsychiatry Team on Psychiatry inpatient unit at the VAMC, and will be responsible for 2-3 patients. They will also attend Geriatric Psychiatry Clinics at University Hospital and VAMC.
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updated: July 17, 2008