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Didactic
Curriculum
Fellows participate in two one-hour structured
lectures per week which include review of required textbook
reading material and discussion of review questions designed
to insure a broad knowledge base and optimal preparation for
the Psychosomatic Medicine specialty board exam.
COURSE 1. General Principles of Psychosomatic Medicine
Psychiatric Assessment and Consultation
Neuropsychological and Psychological Evaluation
Psychological Responses to Illness
COURSE 2: Legal, Bioethical, and Forensic issues in
Psychosomatic Medicine.
Legal Issues
Ethical Issues
COURSE 3: Symptoms and Psychiatric Disorders in the
Hospital Setting
Delirium
Dementia
Aggression and Violence
Depression
Suicidality
Mania, Catatonia, and Psychosis
Anxiety Disorders
Somatization and Somatoform Disorders
Deception Syndromes: Factitious Disorders and Malingering
Eating Disorders
Sleep Disorders
Sexual Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders
COURSE 4: Psychosomatic Medicine in Specific Clinical
Specialties
Heart Disease
Lung Disease
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Renal Disease
Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
Oncology
Rheumatology
Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Syndromes
Infectious Diseases
HIV/AIDS
Dermatology
Surgery
Organ Transplantation
Neurology and Neurosurgery
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pediatrics
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Pain
COURSE 5: Advanced Psychiatric Treatment.
Psychopharmacology
Psychosocial Treatments
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Palliative Care
How to Apply
Applications for fellowship are made by residents
who have completed their third year of general psychiatry training.
Please contact:
Joseph Locala, MD
Director, Section of Consultation Psychiatry
Phone: 216-983-3277 or 216-844-3658
E mail: joseph.locala@uhhs.com
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