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Psychiatry Elective Course Description

Course Name:	Addiction Psychiatry
Course Number:	PS-445
Elective Type:	B1
Coordinator(s):	Gerardo Gonzalez, MD Contact: Jennifer Hitchcock
Department:	Psychiatry
Sites Available:	Outpatient Psychiatry Dept. Addiction & Comorbidity Treatment Service; Community Healthlink, Outpatient Substance Abuse Program
Months Offered:	E1- M10
Number of Students / Month:	1
Prerequisites:	Completion of 3rd year Psychiatry clerkship
Enrollment Process:	Approval Required - email coordinator for approval and then forward to electives@umassmed.edu
Elective Description: This elective will provide the 4th year medical student with clinical experience in the field of addiction psychiatry through exposure to various clinical settings. The student rotate through treatment programs at the Addiction and Comorbidity Treatment Service and Addiction Consultation Service in the University Campus. The student may also rotate at Adcare Hospital, Motivational Youth Recovery (MYR) and Homeless Program at Community Healthlink, Inc. The student will learn a comprehensive approach to the treatment of addiction encompassing evaluation and formulation of substance use disorders, psychopharmacology of addiction, motivational enhancement, and psychosocial interventions. The student will be supervised daily by a clinical preceptor at the various sites and will see approximately 5-10 patients per day.
Note: NA
Location: Outpatient Psychiatry Dept. Addiction & Comorbidity Treatment Service; Community Healthlink, Outpatient Substance Abuse Program
Website: http://www.umassmed.edu/psychiatry/