The ability to perform an interview with acutely disturbed patients. Ward West Wing is an 18-bed inpatient psychiatric unit at UCSD Medical Center. There are two full-time faculty members, a chief resident, and three first year residents who will act as primary teachers and immediate supervisors. There are three treatment teams, each having a full-time faculty Service Chief, a senior resident, and two first year residents. There are two full-time faculty attendings, two fellows, and one first year resident on the service.
Students serve as sub-interns.
This facility includes two 20-bed general inpatient psychiatric units. It is staffed by several full-time attendings and three first year residents in the Navy s residency training program. Students will serve as sub-interns on this inpatient unit. They will also cover Thornton ER and inpatient consultations with the faculty member, if time permits. Functioning of Student on the Clinical Services While there is considerable variation in the clinical operation of each of the above-mentioned services, the role of the medical student has been fairly well defined.