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Physician ID:
163
Hours:
Monday to Friday 8 AM to 7 PM (some days you will finish a bit earlier)
Hours have been provided by the preceptor. Hours are subject to change at the preceptor’s discretion, but the minimum total hours will remain approximately the same.
Location: Telerotation
This is a tele-rotation or telemedicine rotation. Therefore, you can take part in this rotation from anywhere in the world.
Telerotation in Psychiatry in Telerotation
Specialties: Psychiatry
Location: Telerotation
Price:
Hospital Letterhead: Yes
Faculty Appointment: Yes - University of Michigan
Information about this clinical experience:
You will be under the supervision of a board-certified physician who completed psychiatry residency at the University of Michigan. After residency, the preceptor completed two fellowships - one in addiction psychiatry and the other in child and adolescent psychiatry. As a faculty member at both the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, the physician has been actively involved in the education of U.S. medical students and residents. The preceptor is also called upon to lecture at the medical school. This physician has also served as an interviewer for the psychiatry residency program at the University of Michigan, giving the preceptor valuable insights to pass along to rotators.
Please note that this is not a shadowing observership. You will be actively involved in patient care via either Zoom or audio calls. You will have encounters with adolescent, adult, and elderly patients with diagnoses of mood, thought, anxiety, posttraumatic stress, and polysubstance abuse disorders. Although most encounters will be with outpatients, you will also experience inpatient psychiatric care as this preceptor provides mental health services to foster children residing in a facility.
After a few days of observation, you will take on an increasing role in patient care. Then you will begin to take histories under the preceptor's supervision. Once you have demonstrated the skills to take histories, you will then be allowed to conduct independent interviews with patients. Useful resources for conducting these interviews include:
Brief Suicide Safety Assessment
How to Conduct a Clinical Review of a Patient's Medicines
Tips for the Psychiatric Interview
During your experience, you will learn the following U.S. medical practices under the preceptor’s supervision:
Taking histories
Performing mental status exams.
Developing evidence-based therapeutic plans.
Presenting patients.
Writing progress notes.
Researching the literature to answer clinical questions at the point of care.
You may deliver talks about important topics.
Who should consider this rotation:
International medical graduates (IMGs) and students seeking clinical experience in psychiatry. IMGs seeking careers in family medicine, internal medicine, or pediatrics will also find this rotation particularly useful since mental health problems are common in these specialties.
How to obtain a letter of recommendation:
The rotator should ask the preceptor for a LOR near the conclusion of the rotation. Dr. Desai has provided the physician with guidelines about best practices in letter writing that meet residency program requirements. In some cases, the preceptor may ask the rotator to write a letter of recommendation draft.
During the rotation:
Our team will be checking in periodically with you to ensure that you are having an optimal experience. We encourage you to contact us if you have any questions during the rotation.
Testimonials
Dr. X is an excellent preceptor and educator. One of the doctor's greatest strengths is the ability to simplify difficult clinical concepts and explain the reasoning behind diagnosis and management in a way that is easy to understand and remember. Dr. X's teaching is consistently evidence-based and up to date; the doctor frequently refers to current research and guidelines and then compares the evidence with what the doctor has observed and implemented in practice. This made the rotation especially valuable because I was able to understand not only what the current recommendations are, but also how they are applied to real patients.
I was also very impressed by the care and attention Dr. X gave to patients. Even when an issue extended beyond the immediate infectious disease problem for which we was consulted, the doctor remained attentive to the patient's overall clinical picture and concerns. The doctor communicated complex medical information in simple, reassuring language, and it was clear that patients trusted him, felt comfortable asking questions, and were genuinely happy to see the doctor.
The infectious disease service also provides exposure to a very broad range of patients and clinical conditions. Because consultations take place throughout the hospital, I had the opportunity to observe patients across different levels of care and clinical settings, including the medical floors and ICU. This made the experience valuable not only for learning infectious disease but also for strengthening my understanding of inpatient internal medicine and the management of medically complex patients.
Dr. X is very friendly, kind, and approachable. I never felt hesitant to ask questions, and the doctor created an environment where learning felt natural rather than intimidating. The doctor regularly encouraged clinical reasoning and discussion rather than simply providing an answer. Overall, this was an excellent rotation for gaining exposure to evidence-based infectious disease, inpatient medicine, and thoughtful patient-centered care.
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