Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Science

Fellowship

Didactics
First Year Rotations
Second Year Rotations
Call
Post Pediatric Portal Program (PPPP)

Didactics

All first and second year fellows attend didactics one day a week during protected time. Four modules are presented over two years: Infancy and early childhood, childhood, adolescence, and systems. Didactics also include:

Professor’s Rounds
Multidisciplinary Case Conference
Journal Club
Cognitive Therapy Case Conference
Psychodynamic Case Conference
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Grand Rounds
University of Pennsylvania Psychiatry Grand Rounds
Family Therapy Training by Dr. Marion Lindblad-Goldberg from the Philadelphia Child and Family Therapy Training Center, Inc.

First Year Rotations

Inpatient at Devereux Children's Behavioral Health Center (5 months)
Consult/Liaison service at CHOP (2 1/2 months)
Pediatric Neurology Consult service (1 month)
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (1 month)
Outpatient Psychiatry (2 1/2 months)
- 2 days/week at Children's Crisis Treatment Center
- 1/2 day/week of supervised Assessment Clinic
- 1/2 day/week for research elective
- 1/2 day/week for outpatient care

Second Year Rotations

Outpatient subspecialty clinic rotations
- Complex Diagnostic Clinic (2 1/2 months)
- ADHD Clinic (2 months)
- Preschool Assessment Clinic (2 1/2 months)
Community-based rotations
- Community Mental Health clinic at the Consortium (1/2 day for 2 1/2 months)
- Forensic/Consultation (2 half days for 2 1/2 months)
- School Consultation (1/2 day/week for 3 months)
Evaluation Clinic (1/2 day weekly, unless in Complex Diagnostic Clinic)
Pharmacology Clinic (1/2 day weekly)
Research (1/2 day/week)
Administrative Duties/Chief Residency

Call

Fellows cover the Emergency Room, inpatient and outpatient emergencies from home by pager, three to four times per month. On-Call room and meal card are provided. Weekend call is voluntary and paid.

Post Pediatric Portal Program (PPPP)

The Post Pediatric Portal Program is a three year combined training program in General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Physicians who have completed a Core Pediatric Residency are eligible to apply. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be eligible for and expected to take the board certification in Adult Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

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