Preceptors: Elizabeth Allan, MD, Kevin Cates, MD
Contact: Jeffrey Sanchez, Jeffrey.Sanchez@NYULangone.org
Telephone: 646-754-4845

Prerequisites: None

Who should enroll in this elective?

Students who are considering Psychiatry as a career

Students who are entering an allied field, such as Neurology

Students who are simply interested in this clinical area

Clinical sites

Family Health Centers at NYU Langone Brooklyn

• community outpatient clinics
• homeless shelter program
• school-based mental health program
• emergency room evaluations

Description

This is an introductory 2-week elective that seeks to introduce students to the field of Community Psychiatry. As an introductory elective, students will be expected to gain a broad understanding of the core principles, foundational knowledge, and essential skills relevant to the specialty through encounters with a diverse range of cases reflective of this specialty. Students will gain increased knowledge of psychopathology, psychiatric diagnosis, and psychotherapeutics. During the 2-week introductory elective, students will experience the evaluation and management of psychiatric outpatients with a broad range of psychiatric disturbances, depending on resident and faculty supervisor schedules. Settings vary based on time of year but may include: community outpatient clinics, a homeless shelter program, school-based mental health, and emergency room evaluations. This rotation is based in the Family Health Centers, an NYU-affiliated Federally Qualified Health Center System. Students will also join the PGY-2 didactics on Thursdays in Manhattan, and Psychiatric Grand Rounds. Elective objectives are outlined below.

Objectives of the Elective

By the end of this elective, through daily contact with patients and didactics, you will:

1. Gain a deeper understanding of the field of psychiatry, building on your pre-clerkship and clerkship experiences, through a broad exposure to psychiatry disorders
2. Expand your skills in inpatient and outpatient workup and management of patients with psychiatric disorders that you may encounter throughout your career, regardless of specialty
3. Learn about specialty-specific history and mental status exams
4. Gain knowledge regarding treatment modalities used to treat psychiatric disorders in outpatients and community settings
5. Gain insight into the interdisciplinary nature of this specialty and how our clinicians interact with other medical disciplines to provide comprehensive patient care
6. Explore the option of psychiatry as a career choice

Key Responsibilities of students while on Elective

By enrolling in this introductory elective, you have agreed to:

1. Participate in at least 35 contact hours of education each week
2. Provide communication of any excused absences to the Office of Student Affairs (excused absence form) and to the elective coordinator, in a timely fashion
3. Arrive in a timely fashion to all locations to which you are assigned
4. Participate in daily morning rounds and patient care with residents and attendings
5. Be an active participant in the care of patients being followed by the team, as dictated by the resident/attending
6. Attend all didactics provided for trainees, as outlined below

Key Responsibilities of the preceptor/residents/faculty while you are on Elective

By accepting your enrollment in this introductory elective, the department has agreed to:

1. Clearly communicate their expectations of you
2. Maintain a supportive clinical learning environment
3. Ensure that you have access to a broad case mix and clinical experience
4. Provide the education necessary for you to gain an understanding of the patients and pathology reflective of this specialty
5. Provide feedback on your clinical skills

Didactic program

PGY-2 didactics: Thursdays, Department of Psychiatry, 1 Park Avenue, 8^th Flr, NY, NY

Psychiatric Grand Rounds: Thursdays, 11am – Noon (zoom meeting)

Weekly schedule

Week 1

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Clinics NYU-BK	Clinics NYU-BK	Clinic - AM Topic Readings-PM	PGY2 Didactics Grand Rounds	Clinic – AM Topic Presentation to Attending and Resident

Week 2

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Clinics NYU-BK	Clinics NYU-BK	Clinic - AM Topic Readings-PM	PGY2 Didactics Grand Rounds	Clinic – AM Topic Presentation to Attending and Resident

Method of evaluation

Students will be evaluated by faculty, residents and Dr. Allan.

To receive a Pass for the 2-week rotation a student must demonstrate the ability to:

• Take a patient history
• Perform mental status examinations
• Document mental status examinations
• Work professionally with all team members and with patients & families
• Present on a community psychiatry topic each Friday at noon

Scheduling information

Duration: 2 Weeks

Months Offered:
7/29/24 - 8/11/24
12/9/24 - 12/20/24
3/3/25 - 3/16/25
5/19/25 - 6/1/25

Student point of contact before start of elective: Jeffrey Sanchez, Program Coordinator, Jeffrey.Sanchez@NYULangone.org

On day 1, students report to: Elizabeth Allan, MD

Family Health Centers at NYU Langone - Sunset Terrace
514 49th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220
718-431-2600
Elizabeth.Allan@NYULangone.org

Students per elective block: 1

*This elective is only offered to NYU students.