A family practice rotation on a psychiatric service: the experiences, the opportunity, and the challenge.
There is a considerable range of mutual interests between the disciplines of family practice and psychiatry. Each field has much to offer and receive from collaborative activities in teaching programs, particularly at the level of residency training. This paper describes the goals, content, methods, and initial experience of a one-month family practice rotation on a psychiatric service with a focus on Emergency and Consultation-Liason Psychiatry.
D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D010559:Personnel Management; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D000078329:Workforce