PSY 3430 Forensic Psychiatry Selective

Clinical Hands-On/Direct

 

Students participate in teaching rounds, conferences, lectures/seminars under the supervision of WRNMMC Forensic Psychiatry faculty and fellows in the evaluation and management of adult patients with legal and forensic concerns. A similar course is available to 4th year students, and 4th year students will be given more responsibility and independence than students on a clerkship-level rotation at this site.

 

Academic Level: Clerkship Year
Prep: This course can only be taken AFTER completion of the Psychiatry Clerkship, yet is open throughout clerkship-year to students who have successfully completed their Psychiatry Clerkship (after R1)
Slots Avail/rotation: 1 (one) student/rotation, with some rotations not being available.
*Students must confirm enrollment with Psychiatry Course Coordinators ([e-mail]) to assure availability.

Credits

4

Offered

Walter Reed (WRNMMC), MD

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the tenets of capacity assessments in several areas of forensics: medical decision-making, participating in legal proceedings/standing trial, and criminal responsibility;
2. Participate and assist with background research, interviewing, and preparing written forensic assessments under direct supervision of the Forensic Psychiatry team;
3. Develop an understanding of the roles and relationships between forensic psychiatrists and the legal system;
4. Perform at least two comprehensive psychiatric assessments of patients on this service, and submit a BRIEF but comprehensive written report (to include a defensible formulation, differential diagnosis, and treatment plan) in conjunction with an oral presentation of each to the program attending, followed by review of each report by the program attending.