Psychiatry Student Interest Group

Participation in the Psychiatry Student Interest Group provides opportunities for students to integrate psychiatry-focused learning experiences in the classroom and in the field with their ongoing medical education at UW SMPH. Three to four times each semester, students will meet with psychiatrists &/or psychiatry residents in panel, presentation, &/or discussion-format to learn about the field, its sub-specialties, and exciting clinical work and research that takes place at this campus. Shadowing and mentorship opportunities will be made available with physicians for students to gain valuable hands-on clinical experience at the UW hospital’s inpatient unit or the outpatient clinic in the UW Research Park. Students are encouraged to explore all sub-specialties (e.g., Child/Adolescent, Geriatric, Forensic, Addiction, Sleep, Sports) and can receive guidance about success in medical school, opportunities for research experience (e.g., Shapiro Program), and the approach to a residency in psychiatry.