Post Doctoral Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Duration: 2 Year(s)
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Course TypeFellowship
Course Specialty
Adolescent Psychiatry
Overview
The Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at Lurie Children’s is a two-year postgraduate clinical training program designed to prepare physicians for independent practice in child and adolescent mental health. Trainees rotate through structured clinical experiences including inpatient psychiatric units, partial hospitalization programs, outpatient clinics, consultation-liaison psychiatry, emergency psychiatric care, and community settings. The program emphasizes a biopsychosocial approach and multidisciplinary collaboration with psychology, social work, neurology, and pediatric medicine. Fellows develop expertise in psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, diagnostic assessment, crisis intervention, and management of complex neuropsychiatric conditions reflective of diverse patient populations. In the second year, fellows tailor their training with electives of interest and have increased autonomy in patient care and leadership roles.
Admission Intake
JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Fee (INR):
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Stipend (INR):
A salary/stipend is provided as part of the Graduate Medical Education compensation, consistent with ACGME fellowship pay scales.
Accomodation:
At Your Own
Scholarship:
-
Eligibility
- Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.).
- Completion of ACGME-accredited General Psychiatry residency.
- Eligibility for a medical license in the United States.
- Participation in the ERAS and NRMP fellowship match process.
- Completion of required USMLE/COMLEX exam steps by interview/match time.
Minimum Education
MD (Doctor of Medicine)Doctor of Osteopathy (DO)
Admission Process:
- Participate in ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service) and submit required documents including dean’s letter, medical school transcripts, USMLE/COMLEX scores, letters of recommendation, and personal statement.
- Application review begins once files are complete.
- Interview invitations are typically issued for dates from October to November; interviews are held on specified Wednesdays.
- Interviews with program leadership and faculty are conducted.
- Match results or offers through the NRMP fellowship match process.
- Onboarding and credentialing through the hospital’s Graduate Medical Education office before fellowship start (commonly July 1).
