Psychiatry

Patient Care 

PS-3501: Conduct a thorough psychiatric diagnostic evaluation, including a complete history and, when indicated, a physical examination of patients, considering patient age, gender, cultural background and psychosocial circumstances. (PC1 & PC2)

PS-3502: Communicate patient information clearly and concisely in oral presentations and document patient narratives, assessments, and plans in a structured format, ensuring documentation meets regulatory, ethical and medicolegal standards. (PC3 & PC4)

PS-3503: Formulate organized and prioritized differential diagnoses using the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) for patients presenting with psychiatric complaints, incorporating clinical reasoning and risk stratification. (PC5)

PS-3504: Develop diagnostic evaluation and treatment plans based on established psychiatric guidelines for patients presenting with psychiatric complaints, including laboratory testing, neuroimaging, psychological assessment and health prevention and maintenance strategies when indicated. (PC6 & PC7)

PS-3505: Assess and manage patients for acute psychosis, psychiatric emergencies and other common conditions (see required clinical experiences) including risk mitigation, stabilization, continuity of care and coordination of care. (PC8)

Knowledge for Practice

PS-3506: Demonstrate an analytic  approach to applying knowledge of pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical features, diagnostic criteria, course, and prognosis of commonly encountered psychiatric illnesses (see required clinical experiences). (KP1)

PS-3507: Demonstrate understanding of prevention and treatment strategies for major psychiatric disorders, including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies (including psychotherapy and behavior medicine) to provide acute and continuity of care. (KP2)

Interpersonal Communication Skills

PS-3508: Demonstrate effective, professional, compassionate, ethical and culturally sensitive communication skills in interactions with patients, peers, and other professionals and staff. (ICS1 & ICS3)

PS-3509: Demonstrate effective patient and family communication by eliciting their concerns, needs, and preferences and incorporating them in the management plans though shared decision making. (ICS2)

Professionalism

PS-3510: Interact respectfully and empathetically with diverse populations, regardless of the nature of the patient’s presenting problems, personal characteristics, or cultural background. Exhibit professional behaviors towards peers, faculty, staff, health care team members, and patients, including reliability, responsibility, self-improvement, adaptability, upholding ethical principles, and commitment to scholarship. (PROF1 & PROF2)

PS-3511: Demonstrate ethical behavior and learning about and complying with relevant laws, policies, and regulations for the care of patients in this clinical setting. (PROF4)

PS-3512: Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of healthcare disparities into the care of patients in the psychiatry setting. (PROF5)

System-based Practice

PS-3513: Demonstrate knowledge of the legal issues involved in the delivery of psychiatric care (SBP4)

PS-3514: Identify cost-effectiveness issues in diagnostic evaluations and patient care. (SBPROF4)

Practice-based Learning and Improvement 

PS-3515: Proactively seek feedback on clinical performance and incorporate constructive input to create actionable strategies for self-improvement. (PBLI1 &PBL3)

PS-3516: Engage in locating, critically appraising, and assimilating medical evidence from a variety of sources to contribute to the care of patients in this clinical setting (PBL2)

Personal and Professional Development 

PS-3517: Utilize self-regulation to advance knowledge, skills, and dispositions to meet personal and professional goals and responsibilities. (PPD1)

Interprofessional Collaboration