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  • Community Mental Health

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  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine students have collaborated with the Bronx Psychiatric Center Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team for eight years.
  • This program represents a novel approach to integrating medical student training with community-based psychiatric care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the medical student experience with the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team.
  • To describe the history, evolution, and structure of this unique educational program.

Main Methods:

  • Third-year medical students (N=120) participated in a 1-day visit with the multidisciplinary ACT team during their psychiatry clerkship.
  • Anonymous surveys, including a 1-5 Likert scale, were administered to assess the ACT team experience.

Main Results:

  • 61% of surveyed students rated the ACT team experience as "excellent," with an additional 30% rating it "very good."
  • Student comments emphasized the program's value in demonstrating continuity of care, patient stability, and the community role of psychiatrists.

Conclusions:

  • Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams are an underutilized yet effective teaching tool for medical students.
  • The study advocates for the adoption of ACT team training models in other medical schools to enhance psychiatric education.