MED6002

Psychological medicine

(MED)

Dr G Conron, Dr D Clarke

5-week rotation + Continuous attachment to a psychiatric ward in a general hospital.

Synopsis: Active participation in all unit activities and daily clerking of patients after obtaining a full history and examination, including mental-state examination. Regular participation in liaison psychiatry activities in the general hospital. Clinical bedside tutorials reinforcing history and examination skills and developing diagnostic and management skills. Clinical seminars covering principles of liaison psychiatry and clinical psychiatry in the general hospital setting. Rostered experience in specialist psychiatric services in the public and private sectors of the community.

Assessment: Written (short answer) examination: 40% + Clinical long case presentation: 40% + Continuous assessment: 20%