Am J Psychiatry 1979; 136:706-708
Copyright © 1979 by American Psychiatric Association
The elective within the required psychiatric clerkship
MD Plutzer
Two important goals of a successful psychiatric clerkship are to maximize
students' responsibility and flexibility and to provide knowledge and
skills relevant to their future careers. The author describes an elective
program within the required medical school psychiatric clerkship that meets
these criteria. On the basis of feedback from both students and staff, the
author concludes that the advantages of the elective program to students,
patients, faculty, and the department far outweigh the disadvantages.
