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Training Program - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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The Department of Psychiatry at Children's National Medical Center was founded by the late Dr. Reginald Lourie and is one of the oldest in the nation. Its history of providing care to children with emotional and behavioral disturbances and advancing the understanding and treatment of these disorders is well established.
The residency program is especially strong in its treatment of severely disturbed children and youth, pediatric consultation liaison, infant and toddler psychiatry, and broad-based outpatient services. From its inception, the training program of the Department of Psychiatry has reflected comprehensive clinical service and advocacy for child and adolescent mental health. Many graduates from the CNMC residency program continue to devote their time in clinical and/or academic work to promote better care for children and youth. Faculty members of the Department of Psychiatry are active in child and adolescent mental health affairs nationally. Many faculty members are involved in regional and local mental health efforts as well.
Teaching is a priority for the faculty, with several trained in the George Washington University School of Human Resources Development/ School of Education Master Teachers Program. All CNMC faculty members are also faculty at The George Washington University School of Medicine. In addition to training child and adolescent psychiatry residents in our program and also from Walter Reed, we participate in the training of general psychiatry residents and medical students from George Washington University, and psychiatry residents from St Elizabeth’s Hospital. The faculty members also train pediatric and neurology residents from Children's National Medical Center, and senior medical students from regional and national medical schools.
Description of Fellowship Program:
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Children's National Medical Center provides comprehensive clinical child and adolescent psychiatry training that furnishes abundant opportunities to pursue academic and administrative psychiatry, research, and service to public and/or private populations. The program provides frequent opportunities to meet with leaders in the field who are creating health policy and research that is shaping current practice. Few programs offer such scope, balance, and depth. The program offers a blend of superior faculty, diverse cultural and socioeconomic populations, a broad spectrum of clinical problems, and the opportunity to work in a superb pediatric facility and participate in a broad range of research opportunities. These clinical and academic strengths, coupled with the chance to live in one of the nation’s most attractive and exciting urban centers, make the program at Children's National Medical Center highly desirable.
Child and adolescent psychiatry residency requires a twenty-four month training experience. The foundation of the program is its major teaching services: Inpatient, Day Treatment, Outpatient (including Infant and Toddler Psychiatry), and Pediatric Consultation Liaison. The inpatient psychiatry services have separate units for children and adolescents. In addition to these four teaching services, there are specific training experiences in emergency psychiatry, community psychiatry, school consultation, and forensic psychiatry. The program provides experience in several subspecialty clinics: Affective Disorders, Neurobehavioral, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Sleep Disorders, Infant and Toddler Clinic, and the Feeding Team.
An important feature of the program is its commitment to providing opportunities for research and/or electives during the second year of residency. We offer a rich menu of second year electives, with second year schedules designed for each fellow based on their interests. Research training is supervised and coordinated by faculty actively involved in research. To pursue their research interests, trainees can select a research supervisor.
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Eligibility and Selection Criteria:
- The Residency Training Program in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Children's National Medical Center is open to all qualified applicants who have successfully completed medical school and 3 years of general psychiatry training requirements at an accredited institution. The Program requires selected applicants to obtain an unrestricted medical license in Washington, D.C. if they already have a medical license in another state, or are entering the program as a PGY IV. A Maryland medical license is also necessary, as some of our patient care centers are in Maryland.
- Applications for training in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children's National Medical Center must include:
- A letter from the Training Director of your general psychiatry residency training program. The letter must include descriptions of (a) your overall performance during general psychiatry residency, (b) your strengths and weaknesses, (c) rotations and requirements, and (d) a statement verifying that you are in good standing currently or, as applicable, that you previously completed all requirements of general psychiatry training in a satisfactory manner.
- An official transcript from your medical school.
- Successful completion of USMLE Step 3
- Two passport-sized current photographs.
- Concise biographical statement which describes your interest in child and adolescent psychiatry, what you are seeking in child and adolescent psychiatry residency, your career goals, and what interests you about the program at CNMC.
- Two (2) letters of recommendation.
- Copies of state medical license(s), Federal and state DEA certificates, when applicable.
- Documentation of ECFMG certification, when applicable.
- Documentation of VISA status for international applicants.
- Curriculum Vitae.
- Invited personal interviews with program faculty.
How to Apply:
Application available in PDF format
Training Manual Available in PDF format
For all inquiries, please contact:
Grace Callis, Training Coordinator
Phone: 202-476-3932
Email: gcallis@cnmc.org
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CNMC/NIMH Combined Track:
We also offer a combined track to qualified applicants, with time shared between CNMC and NIMH over a three-year period. Both these institutions firmly believe that the best possible mental health care of children and adolescents can only be developed by combining a strong educational program with medical care and research. This expanded program will offer substantial advantages. By combining the complementary resources and expertise of these two institutions, the quality of fellowship training is augmented beyond that possible at either institution alone. The goals and objectives are to recruit and train outstanding psychiatrists in the diagnosis, treatment and clinical management of children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders, and to provide trainees with a focused research experience that encourages the pursuit of a career in academic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
A summary of the Combined Program application and training experience follows:
- Applications for the one to two positions for the Combined Program will be reviewed by faculty at both CNMC and NIMH and candidates selected for interviews by consensus. Interviews will be conducted by all potential mentors and key faculty at both institutions. A maximum of two residents will be enrolled each year. The final decision will be made between the CNMC Chairman and the Training Director of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the NIMH/IRP Training Director.
- CNMC and NIMH will provide a total of three years training with the intent to meet the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requirements and qualify residents/fellows for Board eligibility in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. During the first year, fellows will spend 100% time in clinical training at CNMC. During year 2, clinical training will be comprised of 60% time at NIMH and 40% time at CNMC. Clinical work at both CNMC and the NIMH will be supervised by Board eligible/certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists. The residents will have completed their training requirements to be board eligible in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry by the end of their second year of training. During year 3, research training will be conducted entirely at the NIMH with designated mentor(s) and /or with research collaborators at CNMC. The teaching and formal evaluation of the fellows will be supervised by the Residency Training Directors at CNMC and NIMH.
- Participants in the Combined Program are employed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), are considered Federal Employees and are appointed as NIMH Clinical Fellows for the duration of their Fellowships. Salaries will be determined by the NIMH and will be consistent with guidelines provided in the DIRP Table of Salaries for Clinical Fellows.
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