Boston Medical Center Electives

Psychosomatic Medicine

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Experience: Clinical. Work as part of the Consultation-Liaison team in a leadership role to expand upon your prior training
Location: Boston Medical Center, E. Newton and Menino Pavilions
Faculty: I. Berenbaum, MD (Psychosomatic Medicine Program Director)
Requirements: 2-3 days/week for 2-12 months

Speciality Clincial Settings

Refugee Clinic
Experience: Clinical and/or Research. Work as part of a specialized team treating refugees from all over the world; asylum assessments and its associated forensic work may also be selected as part of this experience
Location: Boston Center for Refugee and Human Rights, Boston Medical Center
Faculty:  L. Piwowczyark, MD, MPH
Requirements: 1-3 days/week; Friday required; 6-12 months

HIV Psychiatry
Experience: Clinical. Work in the HIV clinic as part of the multi-disciplinary team providing medical care to men and women with HIV
Location: HIV clinic at Boston Medical Center
Faculty: K. Henley MD
Requirements: 1.5-3 days/week Monday required; 6-12 months; Interview

Child Psychiatry
Experience: Clinical. Gain additional experience with children and adolescents to continue with patients from third year of training
Location: Boston Medical Center Outpatient Clinic and Consultation-Liaison Service
Faculty: H. Walters MD, MPH
Requirements: 1-3 days/week Wednesday required; 6-12 months;

Community Psychiatry
Experience: Clinical. Work in any of the 13 Community Health Centers in the BMC HealthNet; work closely with primary care providers in the community, diverse cultural opportunities
Location: Various locations in Boston neighborhoods
Faculty: J. Buczek MD
Requirements:  1.5-3 days/week; 6-12 months

Psychopharmacology (Adult)
Experience: Clinical. Gain additional experience in psychopharmacology
Location: Boston Medical Center Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic
Faculty: S. Nykiel MD
Requirements:  1-3 days/week; 6-12 months

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Experience: Clinical. Gain additional experience in psychodynamic psychotherapy
Location: Boston Medical Center Outpatient Clinic
Faculty: S. Nykiel MD and Various Psychoanalysts
Requirements: 1-3 days/week 12 months

Emergency Psychiatry (BEST)
Experience: Clinical. Gain additional experience in Emergency Psychiatry
Faculty Contact  A. Fitzgerald, MD and C. Melo, MD
Requirements: 2-3 day/week; 1-12 months

Community Psychiatry- BEST
Experience: Clinical. Gain additional experience in acute community care including the Community Crisis Unit, Urgent Care, Mobile Team, and Jail Diversion programs
Faculty Contact  J. Buczek, MD
Requirements: 2-3 day/week; 1-12 months

Other Research

Research
Experience: Various
Location: Boston Medial Center/Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Faculty: Various
Requirements: Interview; time requirement varies with project