PSY 3001: Behavioral Medicine Core

Credits 4

Behavioral Medicine provides an experience in which third year students can become acquainted with psychiatry diagnosis and methods of treatment. The service can be either inpatient or outpatient based and will enable students to recognize behaviral emergencies (including psychiatric) and how to effectively deal with them. The diagnosis and treatment of common psychiatric problems will be emphasized. The behaviral medicine clerkship requires a total of four weeks on service

Prerequisites

Successful completion of all pre-clinical (Year 1 and Year II) coursework and passing score on COMLEX Level 1.