Community Psychiatry Fellowship

The UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health offers a one-year training opportunity for general and specialty psychiatry trainees preparing to enter their PGY-5 or above year of training. UNC residents may complete the fellowship in their PGY-4 year.

Purpose

To prepare psychiatrists to be effective local, national and global leaders in community mental health by providing training in interdisciplinary models of care, community-minded and recovery-oriented clinical services, consumer-relevant research, evidence-based practices, quality improvement, and mental health advocacy and policy.

Features

• Expert-led weekly seminars to apply literature review to practical clinical scenarios
• Dedicated time in diverse community settings, including the STEP Community Mental Health Clinic and primary care clinics, with site placement supervision removed from the clinical site placement.
• Opportunities to take an active role in site administration
• Completion of an academic project with program supervision
• Elective experience with various state entities, advocacy organizations and community partners
• Exposure to policy formation with various stakeholders within the mental health system

Structure

• 20% Didactics, mentoring/supervision and academic project
• 20% Administration
• 10% Policy/advocacy and electives
• 50% Clinical

 There is an optional two-year format to allow completion of coursework toward a certificate program or a Masters in Public Health. Determined annually.

Applying

Applications for the 2011-2012 academic year will begin in Fall 2010.

For additional information, contact: Brian Sheitman, MD, at Brian_Sheitman@med.unc.edu