Clinical Rotations -

Introduction to our Facility

Time organization is one of the busiest mental health and substance abuse facility in Maryland operating in multiple facilities in Baltimore and AA County
We treat across the life span- children, adults, geriatrics and also women’s mental health needs.
We have a rich patient population from acute psychiatric diagnosis along with a heavy population with substance abuse issues especially opiates.

Our lead psychiatrist and medical director is Tanveer A Padder — MD, a psychiatrist, psychopharmacologist, and addiction specialist. He is a Triple boarded Psychiatrist – Diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Diplomat American Board of Addiction Medicine, and added Certification in Clinical PsychoPharmacology.
He is a preeminent expert in psychopharmacology and has been awarded a Master Psychopharmacologist certification.
He has received numerous awards, including:
Voted America’s Top Psychiatrist Patient choice award, Health grades honor roll, Compassionate Doctor recognition, Top doctor award, Maryland, and many more.
He has published extensively in national and international journals. He is currently the medical director of two mental health clinics in Maryland
A highly sought-after psychiatrist, Dr. Padder is the author of Amazon's bestseller on Psychopharmacology - "Practical Guide to Psychiatric Medications."

Be able to use the biopsychosocial model of illness in the care of all mental health patients
Become competent in basic psychiatric skills of interviewing and psychiatric differential diagnosis
To develop basic psychiatric skills and a fund of knowledge that provides the tools necessary to detect and manage common mental disorders
Can identify and initiate, appropriate medical/psychiatric interventions for the major psychiatric illnesses in different settings.
Develop broad areas of skills include interviewing techniques, including history-taking and mental status examination of psychiatric symptoms and signs
Development of psychiatric differential diagnoses and a biopsychosocial formulation of patients’ psychiatric illness
Formulation of psychiatric treatment options, including pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy.
Diagnoses a patient based on the clinical history and other information by the methodology of the multi-axial format of DSM 5
Develop understanding of psychiatric emergency screening and evaluation* (including suicide and homicide assessment)

Develop awareness of psychotherapy (including basic types, indications, case formulation, developmental issues, and indications)
Develop an understanding of uses of other evidence-basedd biological treatments (ECT, Vagal Nerve Stimulation)
Develop awareness of issues related to psychiatric practice (patient referral, levels of care, managed care, stigma, and forensic issues)
Students should be able to write patient data and review pertinent laboratory and other diagnostic findings in the usual medical a. format.
Students should be able to write a bio-psycho-social formulation and a broad multi-axial differential diagnosis.
Students should be able to write a treatment plan for the patient, including plans for further evaluation to test various diagnostic possibilities.
Students should be able to write progress notes reflecting pertinent changes in their patient in the patient’s chart.
Know the major DSM-5 signs and symptoms for the major psychiatric disorders
Students recognize medico-legal implications of involuntary hospitalizations, obtaining informed consent in a patient with a psychiatric disorder, and confidentiality issues.