Application Information | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program

Eligibility

All applicants for a residency position must be graduates of an LCME-accredited medical school, an AOA-accredited medical school, or a medical school listed in the WHO Directory of Medical Schools. Applicants must have completed or be in their third year of an accredited General Psychiatry Program.

Selection Criteria

The Program Director will evaluate and select the candidates they believe to be most qualified for the positions available within the training program and will select candidates to interview based upon the following criteria:

Goodness of fit between our training program's mission and values and the personal mission and values of the applicant
1. Sophisticated empathic capacity
2. Sophisticated capacity to think about systems
3. Intellectual and humanistic curiosity
4. A well-developed process for self-reflection and self-improvement
5. The ability to process and utilize feedback to improve performance
6. Ability to add to the program’s cognitive and/or compositional diversity
7. Life experiences that would add to the applicant’s ability to meet the needs of a diverse patient population
8. Community psychiatry interest and experience
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
1. Reviewed for evidence of “on mission” activities
2. Experience working with vulnerable and/or marginalized populations
3. Extra psychotherapy or psychopharmacology training
4. Scholarly activity
5. Research experience/interest
6. Interest in and experience with teaching
7. Leadership experience
8. Volunteer experience
9. Advanced Spanish language skills
Performance in general psychiatry training
1. Three letters of recommendation, including one from the adult psychiatry residency program director letter
2. Scholarly efforts (e.g., posters, papers, presentations, QI projects, etc.)
3. Special recognition or awards
4. Leadership experience
Performance in medical school
1. Medical/osteopathic school transcript
2. MSPE (Dean's Letter) from medical/osteopathic school
Commitment to training in child and adolescent psychiatry
1. Significant experience with CAP patients
Personal statement
1. Evidence of a sophisticated empathic capacity
2. Evidence of being a “systems thinker”
3. Evidence of intellectual and humanistic curiosity
4. A well-developed process for self-reflection and self-improvement
ECFMG certification, if applicable. For International Medical Graduates, we will assist with J-1 visas sponsored by the ECFMG. We do not sponsor H1b visas.
USMLE or COMLEX examination scores (we do not have an official "cut off" score)