Stritch School of Medicine - Elective Course Catalog

Introduction

Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences (PSY)

Dept. Contact	Amy Andel
Location	Ed Affairs SSOM 320
Phone	708-216-2109
Email	aandel@lumc.edu

Department: Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences

Course Number: PSY-409

Course Title: Psychosomatic Medicine

No. of Students: 1

Site: LUMC

Supervisor: Murali Rao, MD; Edwin Meresh, MD

Duration: 4.0, 8.0 weeks

Periods Offered: Year round

Prerequisite: Completion of Psychiatry clerkship.

Special Note:

Description: The student will have the opportunity to work with an attending psychiatrist, psychiatry resident, family practice resident, and occasionally a neurology resident on the consultation team. The student will be involved in all phases of the consultation from reviewing pertinent chart material to conferring with the referring physician. The principles of consultation are discussed and cases are reviewed with the attending. The service receives referrals from all services within the hospital and will provide the student with exposure to a wide variety of patients and pathology. The interface between medicine and psychiatry is heavily emphasized, as are organic causes of psychiatric disturbances.

Method of Evaluation: Supervisor provides a narrative with examples of student performance, as well as an overall grade based on the Honors, High Pass, Pass, Unsatisfactory, Fail criteria.