MEL 8109: Out Patient Psychiatry LVHN 15-16

Prior approval from Dr. Norris required at least three months prior to the start of the elective.

This elective is designed to provide interested students with clinical and didactic training in outpatient psychiatry. The student will have an opportunity to develop greater diagnostic and management skills in varied outpatient settings including the University Psychiatry Center Outpatient Clinic and the James A. Haley Tampa VA Hospital. Specific experiences can include the Adult Evaluation Clinic, the Memory Disorders Clinic, and the Child Evaluation Clinic. An opportunity to gain increased understanding of crisis intervention in an outpatient setting at the Tampa VA Hospital is also available.

Objectives

1. Become more skilled in interviewing patients who present both medical and psychiatric problems in various outpatient settings
2. Gain an increased understanding of and develop skills in specialized evaluation and treatment situations (family, child, and adult)
3. Develop a more in-depth understanding of psychopathology
4. Gain a greater familiarity with a variety of psychotherapy modalities including individual, group, family, and marital therapy
5. Become more skilled in utilizing psychotropic medications

Evaluation

The supervising faculty will evaluate the student’s clinical performance according to the elective objectives.

The student will conduct a 10 minute presentation on a relevant topic of interest.

The student will submit medical documentation for review by faculty.