Dr. Janis Cutler
Course Director
Office: PI 1st Floor,  1303-D
Phone: 543-5552 or 543-5556
Email: cutlerj@pi.cpmc.columbia.edu
 

Students spend their five-week Psychiatry clerkship assigned to one of the following clinical sites: Presbyterian Hospital/Psychiatric Institute, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center/Presbyterian Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital or Roosevelt Hospital. All students evaluate and follow patients on inpatient and outpatient services, child psychiatry and the psychiatric emergency room, participating in their patients’ care with close attending and resident supervision. The acquisition of clinical skills is emphasized: conducting an interview to obtain a psychiatric history and mental status examination; organizing, recording and presenting the findings to generate a differential diagnosis; and formulating a treatment plan in accordance with the biopsychosocial model. Seminars complement the clinical experience by enhancing the knowledge base necessary to master these skills.