Fellow is responsible for managing one team of 8 patients. Daily meeting are held with multidisciplinary staff including nursing, social services, and recreational therapy.
Patient population is 75% female and 25% male; ethnicity is approximately 40% Caucasian, 30% Hispanic, 20% Native American, and 10% other. Primary diagnoses include mood disorders 40%, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders 30%, dementia –related behavioral issues 20%, and substance abuse 10%. Eating Disorder patients are also treated on the Geriatric Unit.
Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in therapeutic activities and clinical research studies. They will also have many opportunities to teach psychiatry, internal medicine and family practice residents in addition to medical student clerks.
Included in the inpatient rotation are three or more months of ECT training. After which, fellows should be competent to administer ECT independently.
Faculty includes William Apfeldorf MD PhD and Yvonne Hall MD. Drs Cynthia Williams, Swala Abrams, Roger Hammond provide ECT supervision.
