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Second Year

Behavioral Science and Psychiatry

Course Number: PSYC 7000

Course Director  
Tobia, Anthony Anthony Tobia, MD
Director, Medical School Education
Department of Psychiatry
732-235-4403
tobiaat@umdnj.edu

Course Administrator
Kathy Knoll
732-235-4403
knollkm@umdnj.edu


The Behavioral Science and Psychiatry Course provides an introduction to psychiatric disorders across the age spectrum, an introduction to treatment methods in psychiatry, information about the basic behavioral science underlying the practice of psychiatry.  Teaching methods include lectures, small groups, and a 5-week clinical interviewing course focused on introducing students to fundamental clinical communication skills.