Child and Adolescent Fellowship in Psychiatry

Overview

The UCLA Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program is an ACGME- accredited program.

During the first year, the fellows gain experience in the inpatient setting, in the outpatient clinic, and in long-term outpatient care. In addition to the inpatient rotations, the fellows rotate in the Pediatric Trauma Clinic once a week while on the consult liason rotation. In this clinic, they conduct clinical evaluations, as well as observe their peers conducting evaluations, through a one way mirror with supervision. First-year fellows also carry one long-term outpatient therapy case throughout the year.
Each fellow completes three 4 month-long clinical rotations:
1. Child and Adolescent Inpatient Service/Adolescent Partial Program
2. Young Child Partial Program
3. Consultation-Liaison/ER.
In the second year, the fellows work in the outpatient setting. In addition to outpatient work, second year fellows complete clinical rotations in consultation to community, school and forensic settings and carry at least 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.
The Fellows see children and adolescents for evaluations and treatment in five clinics:
1. High-Risk Child Clinic
2. Child Anxiety Disorders Clinic
3. General Child Outpatient Clinic
4. Pediatric Psychopharmacology Clinic
5. Pediatric Neuropsychiatry Clinic.

Supplemental information is available on our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Application

Application process:

Please return the completed application form as well as documents listed below. Applications will be received and reviewed beginning July 1st and the deadline to apply is October 1st. Applications received after October 1st will not be considered.

Application Requirements

Eligible candidates will have completed an ACGME–accredited psychiatry residency program prior to start date of the fellowship.

The following original documents will be necessary to process your application:

Application
Curriculum Vitae
Personal Statement (Please describe your interests, achievements, and career goals.)
Dean’s Letter
Medical School Transcript (Original transcripts required.)
USMLE I, II, III Scores (Original transcripts required.)
Residency Director’s Letter
ECFMG Certificate, if applicable
3 Letters of Recommendation
Privacy Act Waiver
Interview Preferences Sheet

Clinical Skills Verifications Requirements

All applicants must have two (2) passing Clinical Skills Verifications prior to the start of fellowship; one (1) by December 1st of the application year, and at least two (2) completed by June 30th.

Applications and questions about the application process or fellowship should be directed to:

Jaclyn Campbell
Psychiatry Fellowship Coordinator
Department of Psychiatry
760 Westwood Plaza, 38-226
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: (310) 794-3712 ~ Fax: (310) 825-6483 ~ Email: jmcampbell@mednet.ucla.edu

Additional Information

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 in early December for training starting on July 1st of the following year. Notification of the NRMP results will take place in January.

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 Jaclyn Campbell, the training program coordinator, at (310) 794-3712 for clarification of your eligibility for our program.

Interview Day

Up to 5 applicants will be interviewed on each designated interview day. All interviews will take place at the UCLA Semel Institute, with a typical interview day schedule below:

8:30am-9:30am - Breakfast with the faculty

9:30am-10:00am - Meeting with the Program Coordinator

10:00am-12:00pm - Individual meetings with faculty/fellows

12:00pm-1:00pm - Lunch with the fellows

1:00pm-4:00pm - Individual meetings with faculty/fellows

4:00pm-5:00pm - Hospital tour with the Chief Fellows

5:00pm - Social event with the fellows at a local restaurant

Key Steps:

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

Download our Application form.
Download the Interview Preferences and Privacy Act Release form.
Fill out forms completely and legibly.
Attach supporting original 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 Jaclyn Campbell at the address below if you have any additional questions.

All application materials should be directed to:

Jaclyn Campbell, Training Program Coordinator
760 Westwood Plaza, 38-226
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-794-3712

Training Director: Sheryl Kataoka, MD
Associate Program Director: Marcy Forgey, MD, MPH

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