Neuroscience 2002 Abstract
| Presentation Number: | 22.34 |
|---|---|
| Abstract Title: | It's all in your head: neurosciences for psychiatrists. |
| Authors: |
Block, C. H.*1
; Chase, R.2
1Res & Spons Prgms, NEOUCOM, Rootstown, OH 2Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH |
| Primary Theme and Topics |
Other - Teaching of Neuroscience |
| Session: |
22. Teaching of neuroscience Poster |
| Presentation Time: | Sunday, November 3, 2002 2:00 PM-3:00 PM |
| Location: | Hall A2-B3 BB-16 |
| Keywords: | EDUCATION |
The climate of academic psychiatry practice has changed significantly, with consequential and critical advances in our understanding of basic neural mechanisms in health and disease. Increased comprehension of synaptic transmission, pharmacology and drug receptor interactions, and the development of functional MRI and other high resolution imaging technologies, have led to enhanced concepts of central nervous system involvement in mental health and psychiatric disorders.
For the residents trained in the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM) psychiatry residency program to be competitive and current with an understanding of contemporary neuroscience, a new didactic course was conceived for third and fourth year residents and conducted over the academic 2001-02 year. The intention of this course was to integrate neurosciences and psychiatric/behavioral disorders.
The course consisted of 35 lectures delivered by a basic neuroscientist with relevant psychiatric discussions by a psychiatrist. The class met weekly for one hour. Quizzes were administered every 6 lectures. The topics arose from extensive review of current literature, and included considerations of brain and behavioral development; evolution; neurobiology of emotion, reproduction, cognition, memory, reward and addiction, anxiety and stress, nicotine in psychiatry, compromised mental health, and sensory processing. Basic neuroanatomy and function also were considered.
The intention of this poster is to present the course to academic and practicing psychiatrists and residents, for their critique, suggestions, and discussion, which will lead to improvement of the course for future residents.
For the residents trained in the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM) psychiatry residency program to be competitive and current with an understanding of contemporary neuroscience, a new didactic course was conceived for third and fourth year residents and conducted over the academic 2001-02 year. The intention of this course was to integrate neurosciences and psychiatric/behavioral disorders.
The course consisted of 35 lectures delivered by a basic neuroscientist with relevant psychiatric discussions by a psychiatrist. The class met weekly for one hour. Quizzes were administered every 6 lectures. The topics arose from extensive review of current literature, and included considerations of brain and behavioral development; evolution; neurobiology of emotion, reproduction, cognition, memory, reward and addiction, anxiety and stress, nicotine in psychiatry, compromised mental health, and sensory processing. Basic neuroanatomy and function also were considered.
The intention of this poster is to present the course to academic and practicing psychiatrists and residents, for their critique, suggestions, and discussion, which will lead to improvement of the course for future residents.
Sample Citation:
[Authors]. [Abstract Title]. Program No. XXX.XX. 2002 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Orlando, FL: Society for Neuroscience, 2002. Online.
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