During the day the intern will function as part of the emergency services team comprised of a staff psychiatrist, clinic triage nurse, physicians assistant, and medical resident. Patients are assessed either on site in the emergency department or in the outpatient psychiatry clinic. The intern learns basic emergency psychiatric assessment skills to include an understanding of medical conditions that may simulate psychiatric conditions, an ability to assess and triage suicidal or aggressive patients, a working knowledge of psychopharmacologic agents and somatic therapies, and an appreciation of psychiatric treatment resources that are available. Inpatient Psychiatric Services Interns serve as members of the Inpatient Treatment Team for adults on an inpatient psychiatric unit. As part of this rotation, interns conduct personality assessments as well as assessment of cognitive impairment.
Interns also provide brief psychological interventions with patients and families.
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