Child and Adolescent Fellowship in Psychiatry

Course Overview

During the first year, the fellows gain experience in the inpatient setting, in the outpatient clinic, and in long-term outpatient care. Each fellow completes three 4 month-long clinical rotations: Child and Adolescent Inpatient Service, Young Child Partial Program and Consultation-Liaison/ER. In addition to the inpatient rotations, the fellows rotate in the Pediatric Trauma Clinic once a week, where they complete and observe their peers (through a one-way mirror) conduct clinical interviews and evaluations. First-year fellows also carry one long-term outpatient case throughout the year.
In the second year, the fellows work in the outpatient setting. They see children and adolescents for evaluations and treatment in five clinics: High-Risk Child Clinic, Child Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Child Evaluation and Treatment Clinic, Pediatric Psychopharmacology Clinic, and Pediatric Neuropsychiatry Clinic. In addition to outpatient work, second year fellows complete clinical rotations in consultation to community, school and forensic settings and carry two long-term outpatient cases. All second year fellows are required to do one elective in child and adolescent psychiatry for five hours per week.

Supplemental information is available on our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Course Application

Application process:

Up to 5 applicants will be interviewed on each day. All interviews will take place at the UCLA Semel Institute. Attached please find an example of the interview day schedule so that you can plan your visit to Los Angeles accordingly.

If you decide to apply, please return the completed application form as well as documents listed on the following pages. The deadline to apply is October 31, 2009. Applications received after this date will not be considered.

Our program does not use ERAS; please use our application form. We comply with the policies and procedures of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) and all six slots are filled through this program. You can sign up for it by calling (202) 828 0676 or at the website at www.nrmp.org. The due date to register with NRMP and to obtain the match number is December 16, 2009 for training starting on July 1, 2010. Notification of the NRMP results will take place on January 6, 2010.

Please note that if you are applying from a non-California training program and you attended medical school in the United States, you are no longer required to obtain California medical license PRIOR to NRMP rank list deadline. Should you match with our program, however, you will be expected to start the application process in mid January and closely follow all deadlines. For details regarding licensure in California please refer to the California Medical Board website at www.medbd.ca.gov.

If you are a foreign medical graduate and do not have California medical license, please call Alicja Martins, the training program coordinator, at (310) 794 3712 for clarification of your eligibility for our program

Summary

To apply for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, please complete the following:

Download our application form.
Fill it out completely and legibly (see detailed instructions and checklist).
Attach supporting documents (or arrange for other materials, like letters of recommendation, to be mailed by their authors).
Submit your application via US Mail or the express courier of your choice.
Contact Alicja Martins at the address below for an informational packet about our program.

All application materials should be directed to:

Alicja Martins, Training Program Coordinator amartins@mednet.ucla.edu
760 Westwood Plaza, C8-225
Los Angeles, CA 90095
310-794-3712

Training Director: Sheryl Kataoka, MD

Associate Program Director: Marcy Forgey, MD, MPH
Training Program Coordinator: Alicja Martin, BA