Acting Internship Clinical Practice of Psychiatry

Please contact course coordinator Jeremy Bydlon at psychmed@umn.edu if the course capacity is full and you are still interested in enrollment.

Catalog Description:   The various clinical experiences provide opportunities for diagnostic evaluation and treatment for a range of psychiatric disorders in adults and/or children, including bipolar and unipolar affective disorders, anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders, attentional disorders, personality disorders and some psychotic disorders.

Canvas Site

Sites:  

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Required session attendance:

Typical weekly schedule/Delivery Mode:  M-F, 8:00am-5:30pm

Direct patient care:  Yes

Consent Requirement:  Open to student scheduling

Course Objectives:  At the end of the 4-week rotation, the student will have acquired:

• The opportunity to arrange various clinical experiences to explore a breadth of clinical experiences in psychiatry
• The ability to complete a general psychiatric diagnostic assessment
• The ability to formulate a case, integrating biological, psychological, and social issues
• The ability to generate and carry out a plan of care, including pharmacological, psychological and social intervetions
• Exposure to the various presentations of depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders and adjustment disorders and othe rdisorders mentioned above, and how to differentiate among them
• Enhanced capability in creating a collaborative relationship with a wide variety of patients, so as to gain essential information and build and implement a therapeutic plan
• Enhanced skills in their capacity to educate patients and their families

Graded Components:

• Global Performance Assessment by faculty

Grading Scale:  H/E/S/N