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Primary reference for the most up to date clerkship goals & objectives, block schedules, primary/ancillary site information, lecture resources, and study resources.
Call
Each student will take 3 days of call: 1 weekday long-call, 1 weekday short-call, and 1 weekend call. Weekday call shifts are 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM (short-call) or 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM (long-call). Weekend call is 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Weekend Rounding
Two weekend days of rounding with your team are required. Students assigned to the Consultation-Liaison Team do not work weekends, as clinical hours during the week are typically longer.
Mid-Point Card
To be completed by 2:00 PM on the Monday of Week 4 of the rotation.
Procedures & Diagnoses (PxDx) Log
To be completed by the fifth Saturday of the rotation.
Direct Observation Card
To be completed by 2:00 PM on the Friday of Week 4.
Senior Mentor Project
To be completed by the end of the rotation. The assigned brief clinical life review focuses on reminiscing and understanding values, beliefs, and circumstances that may influence the health and health behaviors of our students’ assigned senior mentor.
Simulation Center Activity
Learn with peers how to approach an unstable patient scenario related to psychiatry through use of high-fidelity patient simulators.
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Students attend 1 ECT session during the clerkship on the 5th floor of the IOP North Tower.
Peer-to-Peer
While not required, peer-to-peer opportunities are available to ensure students have an opportunity to observe the depth and breadth of psychiatric conditions across different patient populations.
Personal Time
Students are allowed one half-day during the first three weeks of the rotation to handle personal needs. This would need to be requested at least 1 week in advance and discussed with the student’s primary team.
Sick Leave
If a student is sick, they must complete an absence request form through Microsoft Teams and inform Mae Laroya as well as their team’s residents and/or attending before the start of the shift.
Planned Absence
In the event you need to miss time, you must complete an absence request form through Microsoft Teams, providing at least 6 weeks’ notice for consideration.
Resources for the NBME Psychiatry Subject Examination (Shelf)
Ganti L, Kaufman MS, Blitzstein SM. First Aid for the Psychiatry Clerkship, 6th ed. McGraw Hill, 2021. ISBN: 978-1264257843.
Black DW, Andreasen NC. Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry, 7th ed. American Psychiatric Association Publishing, Inc., 2020. ISBN: 978-1-61537-312-3.
Klamen DL, Pan P. Psychiatry PreTest Self-Assessment and Review, 15th ed. McGraw Hill, 2020. ISBN: 978-1260467413.
Toy EC, Klamen DL. Case Files Psychiatry, 6th ed. McGraw Hill, 2020. ISBN: 978-1260468731.
Boland R, Verduin M. Kaplan & Sadock’s Concise Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry, 5th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2022. ISBN: 978-1975167486.
Nussbaum AM. The Pocket Guide to the DSM-5-TR Diagnostic Exam, 1st ed. American Psychiatric Association Publishing Inc., 2022. ISBN: 978-1615373574.
