Teaching Sites
BLOCK SITES vary from mixed outpatient/partial care settings (mental health centers) to acute-care inpatient wards, to the DH emergency service, to AHEC sites. Sites vary also from child, to adolescent to adult to geriatric. Most rotations have a defined component of consultation psychiatry where students see patients with chronic medical and psychiatric illness. The opportunity also exists for most students to see children or adolescents if they wish.

• Anschutz Pavilion Inpatient Psychiatry State of the art inpatient psychiatry unit featuring diverse population of acute psychiatric illnesses, evidence-based treatment for diagnoses such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, crisis intervention/solution-focused psychotherapy, and psychiatric consultation to medical-surgical units and emergency room. Students manage their own patients, with supervision of residents and faculty. Students also work with residents on the Consultation Service at UH/VA. All seminars at AMC.
• Denver Health Medical Center 4-West Inpatient. . One of three primary training sites for psychiatric residents. Work closely with attendings, residents and staff. Students also work with residents on the Consultation Service at DHMC. All seminars at AMC.
• Denver Health Medical Center 4-East Inpatient Adolescent Unit 5-East. This 13-bed unit offers inpatient care for children and adolescents (ages 10-17) with acute emotional/behavioral problems. The unit also provides a school classroom experience and serves a limited number of adolescents in a “day treatment” capacity. This teaching facility uses a “clinical team” model to treat over 500 patients/year with a variety of psychiatric disorders and a rich mixture of ethnic/cultural diversity. The student will work with a psychiatric intern, resident (child psychiatry “fellow”), and receive supervision from the attending child psychiatrist. Students will also have an experience with the Denver Health Psychiatric Emergency Room, psychiatry consult service and adult outpatient clinic. All seminars at AMC.
• Denver Health Medical Center – Psychiatric Emergency Service: This is a high turnover acute psychiatry service which serves as a primary access point for patients with acute psychiatric disorders. Students will become familiar with management of acute agitation, psychosis, mood disorders, and substance abuse disorders including acute intoxication and withdrawal. The student will work closely with the emergency psychiatry attending to stabilize, evaluate, and refer patients presenting to this service. Opportunities will be offered to assist with evaluations in the community with our Mobile Crisis Service. Also, weekly rounds on the inpatient service provide students with the opportunity to follow-up patients seen previously in the E.R. All seminars at AMC.
• Veterans Administration Medical Center 7-East Inpatient. One of three major training sites for psychiatric residents. Treat veterans with a wide variety of psychiatric illnesses. Work closely with attendings, residents and staff. Students also work with residents on the Consultation Service. All seminars at AMC.
• The Children's Hospital Inpatient. Exciting and unique rotation at world renowned The Children's Hospital. Outstanding faculty and child fellows will supervise students who will have a lot of clinical exposure and appropriate clinical responsibilities. This rotation will be suitable for students interested in general medical practice, pediatrics an psychiatry. All seminars at AMC.
• The Mental Health Corporation of Denver Outpatient. This outstanding site offers the opportunity to work in one of the finest community mental health centers in the country. Staffed by faculty members of the University of Colorado, it provides primarily an outpatient experience and exposure to the whole range of psychiatric problems and diagnoses. Students work closely with attendings in a variety of settings including an acute intake service, a partial care service and an outpatient clinic. Student assumes clinical responsibility commensurate with their level of training. All seminars at AMC. Student also works with residents on the Consultation Service at DHMC.
• Community Reach Center, Thornton Inpatient. Consists of excellent acute psychiatric care, day treatment, partial hospital and general outpatient treatment services for children, adolescents and adults from a diverse population at suburban, rural and inner city sites. Works closely with faculty attendings. Students participate in the evaluation and treatment of general child/adult outpatients, adolescent day treatment, day emergency services, and substance abuse programs. Seminars are at AMC.
• Boulder County Mental Health Center. This is an outstanding rotation at one of the top mental health centers in the country. Work closely with excellent psychiatrists who are on the faculty of the Medical School. Students have exposure to a wide and interesting range of psychiatric patients under the direct supervision of University of Colorado clinical faculty. Students will participate in adult inpatient and outpatient services and also work with geriatric and child patients.
• Colorado Recovery, Inpatient and Outpatient.
  Work closely with faculty attendings and staff at this unique and private site which offers 24-hour and outpatient care in Boulder, Colorado. Work with adult patients as they learn to live productively with schizophrenia or other disorders. You will be actively involved in providing psychiatric services, medication management and monitoring, group therapy, socialization and recreation activities, psychosocial rehabilitation including supported employment and educational support. You will work in an 8-bed residential treatment facility, Balsam House, which provides a full range of on-site psychiatric services as well as in their outpatient department. Transitional services and support are provided to clients who have recently moved into independent living in the community. Clients who have achieved stability in the community receive individualized outpatient treatment. Psychiatric rehabilitation services are provided with an emphasis on getting clients back to work.
• Psychosomatic Medicine: Psychiatry in Medicine at UCH (at AIP-Anschutz Medical Campus)
  Work closely with psychiatric faculty in the psychiatric evaluation and treatment of patients with medical and surgical problems. This clerkship focuses on the psychiatric assessment and management of medical and surgical inpatients and the provision of psychiatric consultation to the emergency room. The student will participate in the assessment and management of adult patients with complex medical and psychiatric illnesses. Patients may be seen once or may be followed daily during their stay. There is a strong focus on working with the families of these patients and on providing educational material to the patient, family and treatment team.

AHECS

• Colorado Mental Health Institute (CMHI) at Pueblo Inpatient. One of the top public hospitals in the country with a diverse and interesting patient population available for teaching, including child and geriatrics. Students work directly with Medical School faculty attendings and staff and will become a key member of the treatment team while having close supervision. Lodging provided.
• Mountain Crest Behavioral Health Care System - Ft. Collins Inpatient. An excellent community psychiatric hospital in a semi-rural area. Inpatient and outpatient experiences. A large and diverse patient population. Student works directly with Medical School faculty attendings. Lodging provided.