Although the emphasis is on primary care medicine, the student will see many interesting patients referred from throughout the Central Valley. Psychiatry 110 - The core clerkship program in the Fresno Division of UCSF Psychiatry Department, emphasizes an integration of the biological, psychological, and social dimensions in patient evaluation and treatment. The training sites include a combination of inpatient, outpatient, and consultation liaison experiences at the Fresno VA Medical Center, University Medical Center, UCSF-Fresno Behavioral Medicine Center, and the Fresno Community Hospital. The VA Medical Center is a major teaching site in the UCSF-Fresno Psychiatry Residency Program with both inpatient and outpatient services. A wide variety of psychiatric patients are evaluated and treated here, their diagnoses ranging from the major psychoses and affective disorders to situational adjustment problems.
Emphasis is on comprehensive hands-on experience.
The patient population is richly diverse both ethnically and socio-economically, and there is an abundance of interesting patients with combined medical and psychiatric disorders. Students also have the opportunity to work on the Emergency Psychiatry Service where they will be involved in the assessment of acutely ill psychiatric patients. Surgery 110 - Core experience in General Surgery in Fresno is provided at University Medical Center. Busy clinical services providing a spectrum of surgical care, from the simple to the complex, and the opportunity to perform many procedures have made this a popular clinical site for medical students. Daily lectures can an extensive amount of direct faculty contact serve to maximize the educational experience.