School of Medicine and Medical Sciences

Diploma of Specialized Studies - Psychiatry

Multilingual
84 credits

Courses

Common Core
MEDR910Medical Emergencies
3 credits
This course helps residents recognize urgent situations requiring immediate intervention. It describes an appropriate diagnostic approach and teaches them to apply the basic principles of management with proper prioritization of solving problems and taking actions.
MEDR926Medical Pathologies I
3 credits
This course helps residents master their knowledge in physiology, clinical findings, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, investigations and treatment of frequent diseases in cardiology, gastro­intestinal medicine, and hematology (benign and malignant).
MEDR933Psychiatric Pathologies I
3 credits
Psychiatry is the branch of medicine concerned with the bio­psycho­social study of the etiology, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders, alone or as they coexist with other medical or surgical disorders across the life span. Upon completion of training, the residents are expected to be competent specialists in psychiatry. Residents must demonstrate the requisite knowledge, skills and attitudes for effective patient-centered care and service to a diverse population across the life span. The residents must acquire a working knowledge of the theoretical basis of psychiatry, including its foundations in the basic medical sciences and research. In all aspects of specialist practice, the residents must be able to address issues of gender, sexual orientation, age, culture, ethnicity and ethics in a professional manner.
MEDR934Psychiatric Pathologies II
3 credits
Psychiatry is the branch of medicine concerned with the bio­psycho­social study of the etiology, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders, alone or as they coexist with other medical or surgical disorders across the life span. Upon completion of training, the residents are expected to be competent specialists in psychiatry. Residents must demonstrate the requisite knowledge, skills and attitudes for effective patient-centered care and service to a diverse population across the life span. The residents must acquire a working knowledge of the theoretical basis of psychiatry, including its foundations in the basic medical sciences and research. In all aspects of specialist practice, the resident must be able to address issues of gender, sexual orientation, age, culture, ethnicity and ethics in a professional manner.
Specialization
MEDR940AInternship Residency I
6 credits
The core curriculum is the phase in which residents will acquire all the basic theoretical knowledge of their specialty as well as multidisciplinary expertise in relation to the specialty. During this phase, residents improve basic clinical skills (diagnostic, medical strategy and treatment), improve their technical skills in the specialty, their organizational skills, their communication skills, during the study of the curriculum and beyond, as well as their ethical and professional skills.
MEDR940BInternship Residency I
6 credits
The core curriculum is the phase in which residents will acquire all the basic theoretical knowledge of their specialty as well as multidisciplinary expertise in relation to the specialty. During this phase, residents improve basic clinical skills (diagnostic, medical strategy and treatment), improve their technical skills in the specialty, their organizational skills, their communication skills, during the study of the curriculum and beyond, as well as their ethical and professional skills.
MEDR967AResidency Rotation in Psychiatry I
6 credits    |    Pre-requisite: MEDR940B
The core curriculum is the phase in which residents will acquire all the basic theoretical knowledge of their specialty as well as multidisciplinary expertise in relation to the specialty. During this phase, residents improve basic clinical skills (diagnostic, medical strategy and treatment), improve their technical skills in the specialty, their organizational skills, their communication skills, during the study of the curriculum and beyond, as well as their ethical and professional skills.
MEDR967BResidency Rotation in Psychiatry II
6 credits    |    Pre-requisite: MEDR967A
The core curriculum is the phase in which residents will acquire all the basic theoretical knowledge of their specialty as well as multidisciplinary expertise in relation to the specialty. During this phase, residents improve basic clinical skills (diagnostic, medical strategy and treatment), improve their technical skills in the specialty, their organizational skills, their communication skills, during the study of the curriculum and beyond, as well as their ethical and professional skills.
MEDR967CResidency Rotation in Psychiatry III
6 credits    |    Pre-requisite: MEDR967B
The core curriculum is the phase in which residents will acquire all the basic theoretical knowledge of their specialty as well as multidisciplinary expertise in relation to the specialty. During this phase, residents improve basic clinical skills (diagnostic, medical strategy and treatment), improve their technical skills in the specialty, their organizational skills, their communication skills, during the study of the curriculum and beyond, as well as their ethical and professional skills.
MEDR967DResidency Rotation in Psychiatry IV
6 credits    |    Pre-requisite: MEDR967C
The core curriculum is the phase in which residents will acquire all the basic theoretical knowledge of their specialty as well as multidisciplinary expertise in relation to the specialty. During this phase, residents improve basic clinical skills (diagnostic, medical strategy and treatment), improve their technical skills in the specialty, their organizational skills, their communication skills, during the study of the curriculum and beyond, as well as their ethical and professional skills.
MEDR967EResidency Rotation in Psychiatry V
6 credits    |    Pre-requisite: MEDR967D
The core curriculum is the phase in which residents will acquire all the basic theoretical knowledge of their specialty as well as multidisciplinary expertise in relation to the specialty. During this phase, residents improve basic clinical skills (diagnostic, medical strategy and treatment), improve their technical skills in the specialty, their organizational skills, their communication skills, during the study of the curriculum and beyond, as well as their ethical and professional skills.
MEDR967FResidency Rotation in Psychiatry VI
6 credits    |    Pre-requisite: MEDR967E
The core curriculum is the phase in which residents will acquire all the basic theoretical knowledge of their specialty as well as multidisciplinary expertise in relation to the specialty. During this phase, residents improve basic clinical skills (diagnostic, medical strategy and treatment), improve their technical skills in the specialty, their organizational skills, their communication skills, during the study of the curriculum and beyond, as well as their ethical and professional skills.
MEDR967GResidency Rotation in Psychiatry VII
6 credits    |    Pre-requisite: MEDR967F
The core curriculum is the phase in which residents will acquire all the basic theoretical knowledge of their specialty as well as multidisciplinary expertise in relation to the specialty. During this phase, residents improve basic clinical skills (diagnostic, medical strategy and treatment), improve their technical skills in the specialty, their organizational skills, their communication skills, during the study of the curriculum and beyond, as well as their ethical and professional skills.
MEDR967HResidency Rotation in Psychiatry VIII
6 credits    |    Pre-requisite: MEDR967G
The core curriculum is the phase in which residents will acquire all the basic theoretical knowledge of their specialty as well as multidisciplinary expertise in relation to the specialty. During this phase, residents improve basic clinical skills (diagnostic, medical strategy and treatment), improve their technical skills in the specialty, their organizational skills, their communication skills, during the study of the curriculum and beyond, as well as their ethical and professional skills.
MEDR930ASeminars and Conferences
Seminars and conferences represent both a learning and assessment tool knowing that the theoretical education of the resident remains mostly a personal work that begins with reading books and articles, preparing conferences and is ongoing with continuing medical education and self­learning (erudition). During development, the “apprentice doctors” must initially attend and listen to their elders, then submit records to the staff, then present lectures to peers and seniors locally (hospital) and in a local congress and finally in an international congress. In parallel and concerning teaching, it begins with clinical teaching to the youngest and finishes during university courses.
MEDR930BSeminars and Conferences
Seminars and conferences represent both a learning and assessment tool knowing that the theoretical education of the resident remains mostly a personal work that begins with reading books and articles, preparing conferences and is ongoing with continuing medical education and self­learning (erudition). During development, the “apprentice doctors” must initially attend and listen to their elders, then submit records to the staff, then present lectures to peers and seniors locally (hospital) and in a local congress and finally in an international congress. In parallel and concerning teaching, it begins with clinical teaching to the youngest and finishes during university courses.
MEDR930CSeminars and Conferences
Seminars and conferences represent both a learning and assessment tool knowing that the theoretical education of the resident remains mostly a personal work that begins with reading books and articles, preparing conferences and is ongoing with continuing medical education and self­learning (erudition). During development, the “apprentice doctors” must initially attend and listen to their elders, then submit records to the staff, then present lectures to peers and seniors locally (hospital) and in a local congress and finally in an international congress. In parallel and concerning teaching, it begins with clinical teaching to the youngest and finishes during university courses.
MEDR930DSeminars and Conferences
12 credits
Seminars and conferences represent both a learning and assessment tool knowing that the theoretical education of the resident remains mostly a personal work that begins with reading books and articles, preparing conferences and is ongoing with continuing medical education and self­learning (erudition). During development, the “apprentice doctors” must initially attend and listen to their elders, then submit records to the staff, then present lectures to peers and seniors locally (hospital) and in a local congress and finally in an international congress. In parallel and concerning teaching, it begins with clinical teaching to the youngest and finishes during university courses.

Mission

The mission of the psychiatry residency program is to promote the development of post­graduate psychiatrists who will be exceptional communicators, skillful psychotherapists, highly competent practitioners, and effective leaders. They will value lifelong learning, adhere to the highest ethical standards of the profession, and serve the community as role models.

Program Educational Objectives

1. Graduates must use their basic and clinical knowledge acquired during the specialization path in order to support and treat the patient within the specialty, but without forgetting their skills in general practice.
2. Must provide psychological support to the patient, and the family and entourage and empower social support for a better therapeutic response.
3. Must provide psycho­education to the patient, and the family and entourage in order to increase compliance to treatment and reduce relapses.
4. Must remain up to date and improve their knowledge and their skills in parallel to the new medical advances and put it to the service of patients according to the rules of professionalism and ethics.
5. Have to practice their profession in accordance with the principles of quality, in particular the principles of efficiency and equity.
6. Must share their knowledge and promote prevention principles and other public health principles.

Program Outcomes

At the end of the program, the young psychiatrists will:
a. Master the basic knowledge and clinical knowledge of psychiatry in order to analyze the clinical situation, to propose a course of action and the appropriate treatment and be ready to act quickly in urgent cases (suicide, self-harm, harm to others…).
b. Acquire deep knowledge in other specialties (especially in neurology).
c. Be able to take charge of a patient and provide moral and psychological support to the patient and entourage.
d. Be prepared to remain up to date in their knowledge and use it to improve their practice.
e. Master psychiatry and apply their knowledge according to the rules of professionalism and ethics.
f. Collaborate with other clinical or paraclinical specialists, respecting the principle of efficiency and in the best interest of the patient.
g. Share their knowledge with peers, students and other healthcare professionals.
h. Promote the principles of prevention and other public health principles (specific to psychiatry without forgetting their skills as generalists).
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