Clinical Rotations

clinical rotations

Introducing

About our Medical Director

Dr. Tanveer A. Padder, MD, is our lead psychiatrist and medical director. He is a triple board-certified psychiatrist, psychopharmacologist, and addiction specialist, holding certifications from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, the American Board of Addiction Medicine, and in Clinical Psychopharmacology.

A recognized expert in psychopharmacology, Dr. Padder has earned the Master Psychopharmacologist certification and received numerous awards, including America’s Top Psychiatrist, the Patient Choice Award, and the Top Doctor Award in Maryland. He has published extensively in national and international journals and currently serves as the medical director of two mental health clinics in Maryland.

A highly sought-after psychiatrist, Dr. Padder is also the author of Amazon’s bestselling book on psychopharmacology, Practical Guide to Psychiatric Medications.

Patient Care Focus

Introduction to our Facility

Leading Facility

Time Organization is one of the busiest mental health and substance abuse facilities in Maryland, operating across multiple locations in Baltimore and Anne Arundel County.

Comprehensive Care

We provide specialized care for individuals across the lifespan, including children, adults, geriatrics, and those with women's mental health needs.

Diverse Patients

Our patients include individuals with acute psychiatric conditions as well as a significant number struggling with substance abuse, particularly opioid addiction.

Clinical setting

Outline of the rotation Includes

Inter-Professional Collaboration

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team in psychiatry

Recognizing Psychiatric Emergencies

Identifying urgent psychiatric conditions
Assessing suicidal and homicidal ideations

Legal Aspects of Psychiatric Care

Understanding voluntary and involuntary commitment

Clinical Competency & Evaluation

Mastering core competencies in psychiatry
Improving scores in psychiatry evaluations

Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation

Conducting and presenting a full psychiatric assessment
Performing a detailed mental status examination

Diagnosis & Treatment Planning

Recognizing common psychiatric symptoms and disorders
Developing a differential diagnosis and treatment plan

Clinical Documentation & Case Management

Properly documenting cases in patient charts

Career Development & Academic Publishing

Publishing articles or case reports
Exploring residency options and securing recommendation letters
Writing and publishing a book

Clinical Training Goals

Goals and objectives of the clerkship

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)

Students recognize psychotherapy types, indications, and developmental factors.
Develop an understanding of uses of other evidence-basedd biological treatments (ECT, Vagal Nerve Stimulation)
Students develop awareness of psychiatric practice, including referrals, 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 can document patient progress and relevant changes in charts.
Know the major DSM-5 signs and symptoms for the major psychiatric disorders
Students understand medico-legal aspects of involuntary hospitalization, informed consent, and confidentiality in psychiatry.