4th Year Electives: Child
&
Adolescent Psychiatry at The Institute of Living (IOL)/Connecticut
Children's Medical Center (CCMC)
Clerkship Number:
409-020
Location:
Research Building on the IOL campus/CCMC
Clerkship Director:
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty
Lisa Namerow, M.D.
Duration:
One or two months, full-time
Months Offered:
All year, except July
Number of Students:
One per rotation
Prerequisite:
Third Year Curriculum, including Clinical Psychiatry
Rotation
Contact Info:
Nora Hanna M.D.,
Acting Assistant Training Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Residency Program, Phone: (860)545-7648 or
Alison Wellman, Administrative Program Coordinator,
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Program
Phone: (860)545-7746 Fax: (860)545-7661, Email:
awellman@harthosp.org
Program Description:
The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Section at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, the Emergency
Psychiatric Service, the Pediatric Consultation/Liaison Service, and
Outpatient Ambulatory Services represent the services that contribute to
this elective. Clinical hours are routinely held between 8:00 a.m. and
6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Regularly scheduled activities include
the following: Consultation/Liaison Rounds,
Pediatric Grand Rounds, Psychiatry Grand Rounds, and Child and Adolescent
Didactics.
Goals and Objectives:
To gain
appreciation of the multifaceted aspects of serious illness, both medical
and psychiatric.
To develop
the clinical strategies necessary for conducting a therapeutic interview
of the pediatric inpatient or outpatient and family; for generating a
differential diagnosis; and for developing a long-term problem oriented
treatment plan.
To enhance
the skill of physician self-observation, in which the student strives to
recognize both helpful productive and counterproductive emotional
reactions which affect the course of medical illness.
Proposed Activities and
Responsibilities:
With support of close supervision:
To conduct interviews of the patient and family.
To develop an assessment and working diagnosis.
To develop and follow-through with a treatment plan that is brief and focused on the
solution of a specific problem.
To write a consultation that is accurate, clear and helpful.
To enhance the skill of physician self-observation.
To participate in individual supervision with child and adolescent faculty.
To choose a topic of interest as the focus of a literature search and brief
presentation.
Facilities that will be available:
The clinical settings for pediatric
psychiatry encompass services at CCMC and the IOL that provide treatment
to children, adolescents, and their families. These include the inpatient
pediatric service, the outpatient pediatric ambulatory and specialty
clinics, the child and adolescent psychiatry outpatient clinic, and the
emergency room.
Formal Teaching:
In addition to clinical case
supervision, one-to-one teaching will be provided during scheduled hours
each week. Weekly teaching conferences will also be available at CCMC
and The Institute of Living and include grand
rounds and case conferences.
Amount and Type of Supervision:
One-to-one supervision will be
provided on a daily basis and on a selective basis. This intensive format
is designed to provide each student with the opportunity to learn at his/her own pace. Supervision will focus on two major areas: concrete
clinical skills and the more elusive task of physician self-observation.
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