• Instructor of record:  Lorin Scher, M.D. 
• Instructor(s):  Nathan Fairman, M.D., Debra Kahn, M.D., Lorin Scher, M.D.
• Course duration:   4 weeks
• Quarters:  I, II, III, IV
• Units:  6
• Location:  UC Davis Medical Center 
• Distribution of student's time:
  • Inpatient care: 80%
  • Clinical rounds: 10%
  • Conferences/lectures: 10%
• Prerequisites:  Psychiatry core clerkship and/or consent of clerkship director
• Course description:  A large university hospital service in which the student functions as a member of the team in evaluation, management and psychiatric liaison with other medical specialties. Intensive supervision from senior staff and psychiatric residents.
• Enhancement module:
  • Combined Medicine/Psychiatry 
• Clerkship objectives:
  • Gain proficiency in interviewing and treating medically ill patients using the biopsychosocial model.
  • Effectively interact with referring services, including refining the consultation question and education of referring teams.
  • Appreciate the psychiatric components of medical illness.
• Commonly seen conditions:
  • Delirium
  • Mood disorders
  • Psychotic disorders
  • Suicide assessment
  • Capacity evaluation
  • Substance abuse/dependence/withdrawal

Naima Carter
Elective Course Coordinator
Phone (916) 734-2614
Fax (916) 734-3384
E-mail: naima.carter@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu