Research experience at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile for a minimum of 4 weeks, with the potential for longer experiences if approved by both institutions
This experience encompasses a year(s)-long mentorship between medical students and pre-medical students. Pre-Med Insight leaders gain the opportunity to develop as educators, mentors, equity advocates, and administrators.
Justice-involved (JI) individuals have unique medical concerns that are not being addressed by current health-care systems across the nation. This selective experience will expose medical students to justice-involved populations early in their training through workshop and direct patient connection.
conditions will be seen including depression, eating disorders, manic disorders, etc. The student will observe psychiatric care being delivered in a several settings, including the Generose Building, Emergency Room, and Mayo Building.
Students will observe and participate in the evaluation and treatment of adult patients with neuropsychiatric disorders, broadening their understanding of the field of psychiatry.
Medical students work directly with an interdisciplinary outpatient treatment team, including a consulting psychologist, in the case conceptualization and evidence-based cognitive-behavioral treatment of adult patients with chronic pain and other somatic symptoms.
Review chronic pain and explore a multimodal approach to chronic pain along side staff psychiatrist, staff psychologists, residents, case managers, occupational and physical therapists, and chemical dependence counselors.
Students will be involved in the psychiatric assessment of medically ill hospitalized patients. Objectives of the rotation are to learn to perform a thorough Psychiatric patient evaluation, formulate a comprehensive differential diagnosis, coordinate care with primary teams managing patients, provide recommendations from a psychopharmacologic and therapeutic perspective to manage psychiatrically ill patients in the course of their medical care.