School of Medicine

Department of Psychiatry

Student Clerkship

Introduction to Psychiatry Clerkship

The LSUHSC 3rd year psychiatric clerkship is a required 6-week clerkship focusing on management of acute and chronic psychiatric conditions. We have sites in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette to accommodate students that are stationed in each of those areas for their clinical experiences. Exposure to specific areas of the psychiatric care continuum may vary slightly, depending on the facilities available in each city; however, our goal is to provide a foundational exposure to all aspects of psychiatric care and foster an understanding and interest in the field. Each element of the course has been refined to provide the best and most educational exposure possible, and we have adapted the schedule based, in part, by previous feedback. It is our goal during this rotation to educate and provide experiences caring for patients with mood disorders, psychotic disorders, substance use disorders, and personality disorders as well as provide education regarding other areas of behavioral health that will assist in caring for patients across all ages and socioeconomic circumstances regardless of what specialty that our learners decide to pursue. Students will be monitored for progress throughout the rotation, given formal and informal feedback by attendings, residents, and fellows and will have required activities to ensure progress in all applicable areas.

In order to make this a beneficial learning experience, this syllabus has been prepared outlining the clerkship learning objectives, course material, evaluations, required clerkship assignments, grading procedures, special duties and performance criteria.

Link to clerkship syllabus 


NOTE:  Email is the primary means of notification of changes in the schedule.  Students are responsible for checking email on a daily basis.


Psychiatry Clerkship Objectives & Competencies

Patient Care (PC)

Knowledge for Practice (KP)

Systems - Based Practice (SBP)

Practice - Based Learning and Improvement (PBLI)

Interpersonal Communication Skills (ICS)

Professional Behavior (PB)

                   

* Medicine EPOS linked to clerkship specific objectives

Primary Site Assignments

New Orleans

University Medical Center (UMC) - Behavioral Health Adult Inpatient Units

Manning Family Children's Hospital/Calhoun Campus (CHNOLA) - Child Inpatient Units & Consultation Liaison Psychiatry

Behavioral Health Emergency Room at UMC(BHER)

Consultation Liaison Psychiatry at UMC

Baton Rouge

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center

Lafayette

Genesis Behavioral Health Hospital

Acadiana Area Human Services District

 

Time-Off Requests & Absences

Time off requests must be submitted by email to the clerkship office PRIOR TO THE START OF THE CLERKSHIP. Non-emergency time off requests after the clerkship has started, may not be granted.

An excused absence is defined as presenting an acceptable reason, in advance of the adsence, only by the involved student, to the office of the Clerkship Director.

An unexcused absence is defined as not being at your assigned location, i.e. hospitals, lectures, TBL's, grand rounds, secondary sites, etc., without prior approval.

(For more details on the absence from clinical rotation policy, please refer to the Psychiatry Clerkship Syllabus)

 

Final Grade

For all Psychiatry Clerkship students, including those who complete their Psychiatry Clerkship in Lafayette and Baton Rouge, Lousiiana, the final grade will consist of:

Shelf: 40%

TBL's: 40% (Individual Quiz - 20%, Group Quiz - 20%)

Clinical Skills Evaluation: 10%

Attendance/Professionalism: 10%

 

Final Grade Scale

Honors           90 and up

High Pass      80-89

Pass               69-79

Fail                 68 <

NOTE: You must pass the shelf exam in order to pass the course.

 

4th Year Students

The Psychiatry Department also offers 4th year medical student rotations.

In the Secondary Acting INternship at the UMC Adult Inpatient Units, the student is expected to function as an intern with direct supervision by house officers and attending physicians. This rotation is reserved for students with an interest in psychiatry during senior blocks 1-6, and is open to other students during blocks 7-11.

4th year medical students can also pursue psychiatry elective rotations in varius psychiatric subspecialties (Emergency Psychiatry, Consult-Liaison Psychiatry, Addictions Psychiatry, Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, and Forensic Psychiatry)

The complete list of 4th year medical student course offerings can be found in the senior handbook located at the LSU School of Medicine Office of Student Affairs Website 

See full descriptions of current Senior Psychiatry Courses.

Preclinical Psychiatry Course 200

This course is taken in the 2nd year of medical school.  It is designed to provide a basic knowledge of psychiatry and how general medical conditions impact and result from psychopathology.  The course concentrates on the neurobiological causes of psychiatric disorders along with psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic treatment.

 

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Michael Dicharry, M.D.
Director, Medical Student Education Program
LSUHSC - Medical School/Center for Advanced Learning and Simulation
2021 Perdido St. Room 6226
Office 504-568-2539

(Email: mdicha@lsuhsc.edu)

 

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Marcy Punch
Coordinator, Medical Student Education Program
LSUHSC - Medical School/Center for Advanced Learning and Simulation
2021 Perdido St, Room 6239
Office 504-568-6009

(Email: mpunc1@lsuhsc.edu)