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Educational Objectives for a Junior Psychiatry Clerkship

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Explicit instructional objectives have become essential in medical education and have been developed nationally for students in surgery, gynecology, and pediatric clerkships. The authors describe the rationale for and process of developing psychiatry clerkship objectives, first at the Medical College of Pennsylvania (MCP) and then by the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry. Faculty interviews about the development of psychiatry clerkship objectives at MCP illustrate the objectives’ positive educational impact.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Amy C. Brodkey M.D. (clinical associate professor) &  Kristin Van Zant M.D. (clinical associate professor)

  2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Finch University of Health Sciences, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Frederick S. Sierles M.D. (professor and chair)

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Brodkey, A.C., Van Zant, K. & Sierles, F.S. Educational Objectives for a Junior Psychiatry Clerkship. Acad Psychiatry 21, 179–204 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03341432

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