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Required Text
Test questions will be based on the lectures and the text. The required reading assignments correlate with the lecture topics. The text is a small paperback, Saint-Frances Guide to Psychiatry by M. McCarthy and M. O'Malley, Lippincott Williams and Wilkens, 2001. This book is available through the campus bookstore. You may additionally find the pocket version of the DSM IV useful. |
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Exams
Tests include a midterm exam (block exam week II) and a cumulative final (block exam week III). There will be no test during exam week I. Each test will consist of multiple-choice questions. The exam will emphasize clinical reasoning from the information you learned about various mental disorders. Questions are in the National Board and Psychiatry subject exam format, and will largely be case vignettes from which you will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of the material. |
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Grading
Your final grade will be based on your exam grades and you must pass both exams individually. Exams are graded on a straight percentage basis and 70% is the minimum passing score on each exam and the course. Your psychopathology grade will be the average from your two exams and this score will be averaged with your other 2 grades for Doctoring and then converted to a score on a 4.0 scale. Your small group participation will be graded on a pass/fail basis and you must pass this component to pass the course. See below for sample grade calculation.
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"Student A"
score on Psychopathology midterm = 90%
score on Psychopathology final = 82%
semester average for Psychopathology = 86%
Averages for all three segments of doctoring:
PXDX = 94.5%
ICR = 92.2%
Psych = 86.0%
94.5 + 92.2 + 86 = 272/3 = 91%
Doctoring overall grade: 91% or 3.6
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