Psychiatry Clerkship Goals and ObjectivesThe aim of the core psychiatry clerkship is to expose students to patients with mental illness and to prepare them to provide psychiatric care at a basic level. By the end of the rotation, students should be proficient at taking a psychiatric history and doing a mental status exam. They should also be able to formulate a biopsychosocial assessment, differential diagnosis, and treatment plan. The clerkship places an emphasis on learning interviewing skills, team collaboration, and respect for psychiatric patients and their disorders. Areas of study include: Psychiatric History and Mental Status Exam
Interviewing Skills
Psychiatric Emergencies
Delirium and Dementia
Substance-Related Disorders
Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders
Mood Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Somatoform and Factitious Disorders
Personality Disorders
Psychopharmacology
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Psychotherapies
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Psychiatric ethics | 
