The Miriam Hospital

Department of Psychiatry
2nd Floor Fain Bldg, Suite B (office building, across from the Emergency Department)
793-4300
164 Summit Avenue
Providence, RI 02906
401-793-2500

Jeffrey Burock, MD
Site Director
phone: 793-4300

The Miriam Hospital (TMH) is private 247-bed not-for-profit acute care general hospital that provides primary, secondary, and tertiary medical and surgical services to adolescents and adults in 33 medical/surgical specialties and sub-specialties. TMH is the area’s only Magnet Hospital (recognized for excellence in nursing) and is one of Solucient’s Top 100 hospitals for Cardiovascular care. The hospital has internationally recognized programs in HIV/AIDS and Weight Management, among others, with active research programs ongoing in all departments. One of the special missions of TMH is the nurturance of a humanistic care environment for the provision of excellent, evidence-based care.

The clinical rotation in Psychiatry at TMH is suited to trainees at all levels. The work is performed in the general hospital on the Psychiatry Consultation/Liaison Service. The hospital population ranges in age, and patients seen by the C/L Service include those with depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, delirium, dementia, schizophrenia, substance abuse, and somatoform disorders. In addition, medical/psychiatric conditions such as serotonin syndrome, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, catatonia, pain disorders, and acute overdose are seen. The service has a particular interest in neuropsychiatric disorders, and regularly sees patients for dementia evaluation and assessment of movement abnormalities.

The trainee rotating on this service can expect to achieve the following:

• proficiency in obtaining a complete history (including corroborating hx) and performing a mental status examination in the medical/surgical setting.
• proficiency in performing a complete cognitive evaluation at the bedside.
• familiarity with additional tests and procedures (including neurological screening items) designed to distinguish among differential diagnoses.
• comfort in working with a team in the medical/surgical setting.
• ability to obtain information quickly from pharmacy sources and the medical database.
• knowledge re: features characterizing major psychiatric (Axis I) disorders and personality disorders.
• knowledge re: treatment of major psychiatric and personality disorders.

Schedule:
Morning Report: Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m.
Team Rounds: Monday through Friday 1:00 p.m.
Trainees are excused for scheduled didactics.

Members of the C/L Team:
Jeffrey Burock, MD Attending Physician and Director
Romina Smulever, MD Attending Physician
Jeffrey Burock, MD Attending Physician

Directions

From Points North: Take I-95 South to Exit 25 (North Main Street). Go left off the exit. Follow straight through traffic light and bear right around one way. At first stop sign, take left. At traffic light, take left onto North Main Street. Take second right onto 5th Street. Take left onto Summit Avenue. The hospital is located on left.

From Points South: Take I-95 North to Exit 25 (North Main Street). Take first of the two sub-exits (before bus station). Follow to traffic light. Take left onto North Main Street. Take second right onto 5th Street. Take left onto Summit Avenue. The hospital is located on left.

From Hope Street: If you are traveling north on Hope Street, toward Pawtucket, turn left onto Fifth Street. If you are traveling south on Hope Street, toward Providence, turn right onto Fifth Street. When you reach the intersection at Summit Avenue, The Miriam Hospital main building will be ahead to your right and the Norman and Rosalie Fain Health Centers will be on the left.

From Interstate 195 West: I-195 West merges with I-95 in Providence. Approaching the north-south split, bear right onto I-95 North. Immediately get into the left-hand lane and follow I-95 North to exit 25. Follow the signs to North Main Street. When you arrive at the North Main Street traffic light, turn left. Proceed two blocks to Fifth Street. Turn right onto Fifth Street. As you drive up the hill, The Miriam Hospital main building will be on the left and the Norman and Rosalie Fain Health Centers will be on the right.

From Route 146 South: Take the Branch Avenue exit and bear left at the light. Follow Branch Avenue to North Main Street, merge and bear left. Take a left at the light and follow North Main Street through two lights. After the second light, take the second right onto Fifth Street. As you go up the hill, The Miriam Hospital main building will be on the left and the Norman and Rosalie Fain Health Centers will be on the right.

Parking: Two-hour parking is available on the side streets surrounding the hospital.
Public parking is available in the Summit Avenue lot across from the main entrance.