Psychiatry Advanced Electives

The 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:

Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic (Course #425)
Psychiatry Adult Inpatient Service (Course #426)
Psychosomatic Medicine (Course #427)
Forensic Psychiatry (Course #428)
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Course #429)
Geriatric Psychiatry (Course #430)

More information about these electives can be found in the Senior Rotation Catalogue online at http://somis.umh.edu/src/disp_courses.asp?cat=ele