Senior medical students are required to take 1-month rotations in any of the medical specialties, including psychiatry. These rotations differ from the regular senior selectives in that they are a requirement in the senior curriculum. The goal of the 4-week senior selective in psychiatry is to help consolidate student psychiatric skills with patients. The ultimate goal is to have students utilize their clinical psychiatric skills in clinical practice.
Every effort is made to tailor the rotation to the student's interests.
Students have the choice of rotating through inpatient and outpatient units, consultation liaison service, child psychiatry consultation service, and other experiences. The choices are to be worked out with Course Director.