Psychosomatic Medicine

Director:  Steven Fischel, M. D.

Duration:   4 weeks
Students per month:   1

This elective provides the student with experience at the interface of psychiatry and medicine.  The student is based on the Psychiatry Consultation Service of Baystate Medical Center taking primary responsibility for psychiatric assessment and follow-up of patients admitted to the general hospital.  Supervision of all cases will be provided by one of the three full-time consultation psychiatrists on the service.  Students will meet weekly with the course director for individual teaching sessions.  Students may also participate in outpatient consultations for specialty areas such as pain management or memory disorders.  Opportunities to participate in ongoing research in end-of-life care are also available.  Additional clinical experiences may be arranged based on the student's interests.

No nights or weekends during this rotation.