NMDs Online

Psychiatry
Rotation
PRECEPTORS:

• Resident preceptors:
• Dr. Anna Margarita Alcantara
• Consultant preceptors:
• Dr. Gioia Fe Ancheta
• Dr. Kieren Obed
• Dr. Agnes Padilla
• Department Coordinator:
• Dr. Agnes Padilla
TOPICS AND ASSIGNED PRECEPTOR:
• Psychiatric Interview and History taking Dr. Ancheta
• MSE Dr. Obed
• Substance use disorders Dr. Ancheta
• Mood disorders Dr. Padilla
• Medical conditions with psych symptoms Dr. Alcantara
• Psychotic disorders Dr. Alcantara
• Anxiety disorders Dr. Padilla
• Personality Disorders Dr. Ancheta
• Checking of individual cases
Roll 1-15: dr.Padilla
Roll 16-29: dr.Obed
Learning objectives for Psychiatric
Interview and History taking:
1. Know the general principles of psychiatric interview.
2. Know the process of conducting the psychiatric interview.
3. Know the elements of the initial psychiatric interview (identifying
data, source and reliability, chief complaint, history of present
illness, past psychiatric history, substance use, abuse and addiction,
past medical history, family history, developmental and social
history, review of systems, mental status examination and physical
examination)
4. Know the techniques of conducting the psychiatric interview
(facilitating interview, nonverbal communication, expanding
intervention, obstructive interview, closing of the interview and
motivational interviewing)
Learning objectives for Mental Status
Examination:

1. Know the parts of the mental status examination.

2. Know the process of doing the mental status examination.
3. Know the different factors that would affect the mental status
examination and how to go about it with regards to different types
of patient ( psychotic, non-psychotic)
4. Know the techniques of conducting the mental status examination.
Learning objectives for Substance use
disorders:
1. Know the different types of substance use disorders (alcohol,
caffeine, cannabis, hallucinogens, stimulants, sedatives, opioids,
inhalants, tobacco, other substances) and other addictive disorders
(ex: gambling)
2. Know the epidemiology and etiology of substance use disorders
3. Know how to diagnose a substance use disorder and to classify it as
mild, moderate or severe.
4. Know the symptomatology of the different types of substance use
disorders, specifically what to expect during intoxication,
withdrawal, and other substance induced disorders.
5. know the management and treatment of the different substance
use disorders.
Learning objectives for mood disorders:
1. Know the different types of mood disorders
2. Know the symptomatology of the different types of mood disorders
3. Know the causes of the different types of mood disorders relative to
the following:
a. Biologic cause
b. Psychoanalytic cause
c. Genetic predispositions
d. Psychosocial cause
4. know the management and treatment of the different mood
disorders
5. Know the differential diagnoses of the different mood disorders,
how they are different from one another
Learning objectives for Med conditions
with psych symptoms :
1. Know delirium as to:
a. Epidemiology
b. Etiology
c. Clinical Features
d. Differential Diagnoses
e. Diagnostic Criteria (DSM 5)
f. Course and Prognosis
g. Treatment
2. Identify medical conditions that may present with psychiatric
symptoms
Learning objectives for schizophrenia and
other psychotic disorders:

1. Identify the different types of psychotic disorders

2. Differentiate the different types of psychotic disorders as to:
a. Epidemiology
b. Etiology
c. Clinical Features
d. Differential Diagnoses
e. Diagnostic Criteria (DSM 5)
f. Course and Prognosis
g. Treatment
Learning objectives for Anxiety disorders:
1. Know the difference between normal anxiety and pathological
anxiety.
2. Know the different types of anxiety disorders (panic disorder,
agoraphobia, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder (social
phobia), generalized anxiety disorder and other anxiety disorders)
3. Know the epidemiology, comorbidity, etiology of anxiety
disorders.
4. Know how to diagnose and identify the clinical features,
differential diagnosis, and course and prognosis of anxiety
disorders
5. Know the management and treatment of anxiety disorders.
Learning objectives for personality
disorders:
1. Know the different types of personality
disorders.
2. Know the epidemiology and etiology of the
different types of personality disorders.
3. Know how to diagnose the different types of
personality disorders.
4. Know the course and prognosis of personality
disorders.
5. know the management of personality disorders.
Schedule of topics and reports
to be submitted:
• Please refer to the PDF containing your schedule for
your whole rotation, take note of the preceptor in
charge of the topic and the deadlines set.
SINCE THIS WILL BE AN ONLINE ROTATION,
Please keep the following in mind:

• All communications will be coursed through

telegram, hence it is important for you to check the
chat group daily.
• It is your responsibility to ensure your internet
connection and making sure your
cellphones/laptops/tablets are working and are
compatible with zoom and DMSF iLearn
• Technical issues on your end will NOT be
excused.
SINCE THIS WILL BE AN ONLINE ROTATION,
Please keep the following in mind:

• To give consideration to signal issues, we will

announce the date and time of all activities and
give you ample time to pass your reports. So late
submissions will not be considered.
• Be online at least 30 mins prior to each set
activity.
SINCE THIS WILL BE AN ONLINE ROTATION,
Please keep the following in mind:

• You are expected to attend all online activities

through telegram, zoom or DMSF iLearn.
• Attendance is part of your grade and you can incur
deductions for lates and absences.
SINCE THIS WILL BE AN ONLINE ROTATION,
Please keep the following in mind:

• Before each submission, you are

expected to be prepared by reading
the learning objectives and studying
on the topic assigned.
• Please keep a copy of this orientation
to guide you through the rotation.
SINCE THIS WILL BE AN ONLINE ROTATION,
Please keep the following in mind:

• Keep ALL your original handwritten reports

as you will be asked to pass these to
DMSF.
HANDWRITTEN REPORTS

• All reports should be handwritten on a

short bond paper. Handwritings should be
neat and readable.
• Names, roll numbers and rotation period
must be written on the upper right hand
corner of the paper.
• Use black or blue ball pen only.
HANDWRITTEN REPORTS
• No copying from classmates or verbatim copying from
the internet or book. In short, the answers must be in
your own words. Anyone not following this will get
a zero for the copied report.
• Scan or take a CLEAR picture of your work for
sending. We recommend using camscanner app for
those without scanners.
• You will be informed by the preceptor in charge of the
topic whether he/she will ask you to send through a
private message on telegram or via e-mail, or other
means of communication.
HANDWRITTEN REPORTS
• Double check what you have sent. Sending to
the wrong email/wrong chat group/or
sending a corrupted file will not be excused.
• Aside from doing an essay, you may
enumerate, draw a graph or write a table, as
long as you are able to explain the answer.
• Submitting past the deadline will be
considered absent.
• Always clarify with the preceptor assigned to
each topic regarding the details of submission.
Guide questions for handwritten
case reports:
See the file named “GUIDE QUESTIONS
FOR PSYCHIATRIC CASES”
Zoom meetings:
You will be given time to log in 15 mins before
the set schedule, please log in ahead of the set
schedule as you will not be allowed to log in
late.

Turn on your video and set yourself on mute

unless you have been asked to recite or answer
a question.

Please dress appropriately and ensure a quiet

environment
Oral Exam on history taking and MSE

- To be done on the last WEEK of the

rotation, time will be set by the
preceptor in charge, use zoom to be
set by secretary in charge
Preceptors for Oral exam:

Dr. Padilla - roll no.1-8

Dr. Ancheta - roll no.9-15

Dr. Obed - roll no.16-23

Dr. Alcantara - roll no.24-30

On making the individual case report to
be passed on the last week of your
rotation :
See the files named:
• “CASE PRES CLERKS” and “PSYCH HISTORY
TEMPLATE”
On making the reflection paper to be passed on the
last day of your rotation on or before 12noon:

• Handwritten, individual report, answer the

reflection guide questions and submit to:
• gnspadilla@gmail.com for roll no. 1-15
• kierenmd2005@yahoo.com for roll no. 16-30
• File name and email subject: REFLECTION PAPER
YOUR BATCH ROLL # AND FULL NAME
• Word count: minimum of 200, maximum of 1000
Reflection Guide Questions:
1. What were the activities done during my rotation?
(Read ppt, made a report on chapter, etc)
2. Which topics did I find easy to understand and why?
Which topics did I find difficult to understand and
why?
3. How will I enhance / improve my understanding?
(Ex: go back to my topic? Ask the preceptors?)
4. How will this experience help me not to forget what
I have learned?
5. What is the meaning / importance of this rotation to
my future undertaking? (licensure exam, residency)
CRITERIA FOR GRADING:
Criteria Grade
Knowledge and 40%
understanding of the case
Correlation between the 30%
answer/discussion points
with the case
Organization and content 20%
Punctuality in submission 5%
Clarity of presentation and 5%
handwriting
TOTAL 100%
Post test
• Will be done online on the last day of
your rotation and will be posted through
DMSF iLearn
• Coverage is all topics relating to
psychiatry
• Dr. Ancheta will give you further
instructions prior to the post test
Clearance at end of psych rotation
(Please wait until the school allows you to process
this)
• Write your name on all three copies of your
clearance
• First by the resident preceptor
• Dr. Anna Margarita Alcantara
• Then consultant preceptors
• Dr. Gioia Fe Ancheta
• Dr. Kieren Obed
• Dr. Agnes Padilla – DEPARTMENT
COORDINATOR
• Any questions?
• The consultant preceptors are
available now to answer your
questions until 9am

Strictly follow the community

quarantine and stay at home
except for urgent matters