Special Clinical Study-Vanderbilt

School of Medicine

A variety of opportunities are available for clerkships and electives in the Department of Psychiatry that can be combined, especially where daily continuous patient care is not essential to work flow. In addition to the standard rotation sites, other experiences can be arranged. Two or three experiences can be combined within a single elective month. These may include a mixture of areas within and outside the listed standard electives, such as forensics, geriatric psychiatry, and brain imaging research. Opportunities will be arranged to meet the interests of the individual student, potentially blending topics to provide exposure to two to three of these areas. Faculty approval is recommended at least two months prior to the start of the month's rotation in order to develop a plan optimal to meeting the student's interests. Approval required.