Medical Student Education
Director of Medical Student Education
Vice Chair, Education
Director of Psychiatry Clerkship
Associate Director of Psychiatry Clerkship
Adriane dela Cruz, M.D., Ph.D.
Director of Brain and Behavior Course
Assistant Director of Academic Colleges
Dual-Site Method
Our 6-week psychiatry clerkship broadens your view of psychiatry through exposure to multiple settings. You will rotate through two different clinical locations, selected per consultation with you and your faculty advisor:
- 1 primary site to perform most of your clinical care and develop your primary teaching relationship
- 2 or more secondary sites for exposure to other clinical activities, therapeutic modalities, patient diagnoses
- Example:
- Primary site = Parkland Inpatient Unit
- Secondary sites = Rounds with the consultation-liaison team several times + Parkland Psychiatric Emergency Service night duty
More Opportunities
Our very highly regarded Brain and Behavior course is a foundational experience for all medical students, regardless of planned specialty, and is an inspiration for many who are now applying for psychiatry residency training.
From completing our clerkship and coursework, you will develop relationships with our attendings and residents -- personal and professional resources for you -- who are eager to answer your questions and direct you to other helpful people.
Dr. Brenner welcomes the opportunity to meet with students and organizes an MS4 luncheon each fall to overview psychiatric careers and residency training. To make sure you are on our invitation list to share your interest in psychiatry, psychiatry.education@utsouthwestern.edu in August.
Our medical center also emphasizes developing research skills, with special opportunities like the Medical Scientist Training Program.