Inpatient Psychiatry Acting Internship - NVMHI | School of Medicine and Health Sciences

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Department	Psychiatry
Course Number	PCHI 379
Course Title	Inpatient Psychiatry Acting Internship - NVMHI
Course Director	Navid Rashid, MD
Length (Weeks)	4
When Offered	Weeks 28, 32, 37, 41, 45, 50, 2, 6, 11, 15, 22 (dept approval required)
Prerequisites	PCHI 302, MED 305
Availability Notes	Department approval required. Please note that this course is an elective and does not fulfill the GW core acting internship graduation requirement.
Contact Name	Jonathan Huntley
Contact Phone	202-741-2871
Contact Fax	202-741-2891
Contact Email	johuntley@mfa.gwu.edu
Other Contacts	Contact Jonathan Huntley about scheduling questions (johuntley@mfa.gwu.edu; jhuntley21@gwu.edu; gwpsychclerkship@gmail.com). Department approval required.
Location
Limit	1
Report	NVMHI Front Desk
Evaluation	Uniform Clinical Evaluation
Description	The student performs as an acting intern on one of the acute inpatient psychiatric teams at Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute (NVMHI) in Falls Church, Virginia. The student is expected to have prior psychiatry clerkship experience. NVMHI is a 134 bed state psychiatric hospital that is a training site for GW Department of Psychiatry residents, Walter Reed residents, and third year medical students from GW and other schools. The student will: Proactively participate in treatment of patients across a wide diagnostic spectrum of acute and chronic psychiatric disorders, taking on greater responsibility than on the core 3rd year clerkship. Be directly involved in clinical decision-making and documentation. Attend relevant court hearings for recommitment, etc. Experience the challenges and opportunities of serving some of the most mentally ill in the public sector, which involves not only individual patient care, but also engaging a systems approach to collaborate with families and outpatient/county services. The student will attend weekly didactics with PGYII residents. NVMHI is an attending-driven hospital, so students will be able to directly work with and learn from experienced attending psychiatrists daily.
Additional Notes	The student must pay NVMHI directly on the first day a fee of $49 cash for a drug screen and background check (mandated by the state of Virginia). While the hospital is accessible by bus, parking is free. Please note that this course is an elective and does not fulfill the GW core acting internship graduation requirement.