Welcome to the Psychiatry Clerkship!

During a five week rotation you will be exposed to the fascinating world of Psychiatry, and will hopefully emerge with a new appreciation for the major mental disorders, the struggles that patients afflicted with these disorders face in the world, and the breakthroughs in brain science that allow us to more effectively address these illnesses. You will have an opportunity to participate as a member of a treatment team to devise treatment plans based on a biopsychosocial model. You will acquire new skills in interviewing, which will serve you in whatever discipline of medicine you pursue in the future. Last, but not least, you will likely learn something about yourself, and become more effective as a physician. Welcome!

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