Psychiatry

3rd Floor Rorer Building, 1200 Old York Road
Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA 19001
215-481-3494   fax: 215-481-7570

Clerkship Director
 Joseph W.
Danial , M.D.

Chairman
 Mary Anne
Delaney , M.D.

For information contact:  Lerah Coleman, Administrative Assistant
Phone: 215-481-7594

Supporting Faculty

  • Department of Psychiatry full time faculty
  • Two DUCOM residents rotate at AMH every three months

3rd year Clerkship

  • Students
    • DUCOM:  3-4 per 6 week block
    • DUCOM: 4th Year Subinternship 4 week Elective
    • PCOM:  1 per 4 week block
  • Structure
    • Students participate in the care of inpatients on a 21-bed service, with daily rounds and conferences with one of three full-time faculty members and the DUCOM residents. 
    • Students participate in the consult service and ECT. They accompany “Crisis” workers as they see patients in the Emergency Trauma Center
    • The outpatient component consists of seeing patients at the Creekwood facility, in a preceptor model with an attending.
    • Students see private patients with individual attendings.
  • Lectures
    • Noon conference every Tuesday
    • Monthly morbidity & mortality conference
    • Schwartz Rounds: 2nd Wednesday of every month except Dec., July & August
  • Call and Weekends
    • No overnight call or weekend rounds

4th year Sub Internship

  • Not available at AMH

4th year Electives

  • Not available at AMH

Physician Assistants

  • Arcadia University: 1 student per 4 week block
  • Structure, lectures and call are generally the same as for 3rd year clerks.