Pre-requisite: Available to PGY-2 and above psychiatry residents; open to PGY-2 and above residents in other specialties with approval
Duration for Elective: 2 or 4 weeks
Rotation Director: Lauren Manning, MD
Educational Objective
To provide the learner with clinical experience in a rural community psychiatry clinic.
Experiences and Procedures
- Our clinical team consists of one general psychiatrist and one child + adolescent psychiatrist as well as two nurse practitioners and a team of therapists practicing in a hospital affiliated outpatient community mental health clinic
- During the rotation, learners will have exposure to full spectrum rural psychiatry practice; if the learner is interested in exposure to child and adolescent psychiatry this can be arranged upon request
- There is the opportunity for the learner to conduct psychiatric intake evaluations for new patients
- The learner is included in our weekly case review and biweekly didactic sessions
- We provide consultative services to the inpatient medical team at our critical access hospital and to primary care providers in our affiliated clinics; opportunities to participate in consultation may be available
- The learner will teach a topic of interest during a didactic session; if they are instead interested in the opportunity of running a psychoeducational group session for patients or the community, this can be arranged upon request
Housing
Mount Desert Island Hospital has recently built the Kogod Center, a new on-site housing facility. The building provides an extended learning experience with living and eating spaces alongside organized seminars in the evening. Learners each have their own bedroom and bathroom with shared cooking and living spaces. MERGE learners are billed a discounted rate of $375/week for lodging. Reimbursement may be available through the MERGE Collaborative per the MERGE Housing Reimbursement Policy.
