Trauma Psychiatry

VISITING: Closed to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Selective 1. DESCRIPTION: The Trauma Psychiatry clerkship teaches how trauma impacts the lives and health of patients; lessons learned are generalizable to all areas of medicine (i.e., "trauma-informed medicine"). Students work with people suffering from PTSD relating to sexual assault, combat or other traumas, and receiving ambulatory-type treatments in an intensive, multidisciplinary setting. Students have direct patient responsibility; provide evidence-based psychopharmacologic, psychotherapeutic, and longitudinal management; facilitate recovery; and gain perspective on trauma in our world and the importance of sensitive/effective treatment for PTSD (7.8% lifetime prevalence). This clerkship will involve both in-person and virtual participation, five days per week with no call or weekend duties. PREREQUISITES: None. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12, full time for 4 weeks, 1 student per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: TBA, M.D. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Quynh Dang, 650-725-2769, 401 Quarry Rd, Rm. 2204. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: TBA. Time: 8:00 a.m. CALL CODE: 0. OTHER FACULTY: A. Franciscus. LOCATION: VA Menlo Park. Clerkship not offered in 2023-2024.