Behavioral Medicine (PSYC1105)
The Behavioral Medicine course is designed to introduce the student to the psychological, social, behavioral and cultural basis of clinical medicine by focusing on common patient problems and the circumstances that evoke important behavioral/emotional responses. This course will serve as an introduction to managing these problems, and assist the student in more effectively and respectfully communicating with patients and peers. The student should develop increased insight into personal functioning and feelings and develop the professional skills needed to act as an empathetic and effective behavioral change agent. Additionally, students will be introduced to theories of human development throughout the individual and family life cycle, and key transitions that may create individual/family stress. During the course, students will have the opportunity to practice and demonstrate the application of Motivational Interviewing Skills in the context of a simulated patient encounter (SPAL).
Psychiatry (PSYC2107)
This is a clinical case-based course, designed to introduce the student to the field of psychiatry, with a focus on learning basic psychiatric nomenclature, important defense mechanisms, methods of assessment and diagnosis using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition-Text Revision, psychotherapeutic and pharmacological treatment modalities for common mental disorders, and psychiatric risk assessment.
Elective courses
- Dissecting the Television Medical Drama Genre: Ethics & Professionalism
- Exploring the Human Condition: Views from Literature, Sociology, Medicine and Public Health
- Images of Women in Popular Culture: Implications for Medicine
- Interviewing and Communication Skills for Enhanced Patient Care
- Mental Illness and the Cinema
- Spiritual and Religious Issues in Patient Care