It is strongly recommended that students select electives in areas other than that in which they have had previous clerkship experience. M.D. All electives must be pre-arranged with Shelly Montgomery and a supervisor arranged. You will report to that supervisor on the first day of your elective. The elective is primarily clinical. Students will work with faculty and house staff as an integral part of the child and adolescent training program.
Students are welcome to attend regular case conferences, journal clubs and observation clinics.
PSYC-710 Clinical Psychopharmacology Drs. This elective will help provide the student who has a specific interest in this area with a greater understanding of this rapidly growing field. This will be achieved through active participation by the student in Grand Rounds presentations, medication clinic, guided self-study and the Psychopharmacology research program. In this elective, students will be exposed to Hispanic and Native American patients with a wide range of psychiatric problems. Patients will be sent in a variety of clinical settings, including several community agencies in and away from Omaha.