Cases in Psychiatry: A description of a multi-campus elective course for pharmacy students.

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Clinical Assistant Faculty, Associate Department Head, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, Southwest Clinical Campus, Albany, Georgia,

Published: January 2018

Cases in Psychiatry was a multi-campus elective course aimed to expand psychiatry knowledge beyond the required course curriculum. The format of the class included didactic course work, small group discussion of patient cases and article evaluation, submission of written notes, debates, and script concordance test questions delivered via a live online platform. Based on student assessment and feedback at the end of the course, the elective course was determined to meet the prespecified course objectives.

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