Child and Adolescent Program
The mission of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry training program is to educate the next generation of leaders in the field of child mental health. We anticipate that our graduates will pursue careers across the spectrum of clinical, teaching, and research settings.
UNC Child Psychiatry fellows train in a supervised and supportive environment. Our faculty members are approachable and readily available for mentorship, consultation, and research collaboration. Our training provides fellows with a balanced, broad-based biological, psychological, and social foundation in their approach to children and families with mental illness. We feel expertise in psychotherapy is essential to the practice of child and adolescent psychiatry. We provide three (3) hours of individual supervision a week to ensure this goal is met.
UNC Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship is a 2-year, ACGME-accredited program. Applicants come from all over the country with a variety of backgrounds and interests for five positions available each year on a competitive basis. Residents may apply as early as the fall of their PGY-3 year to “fast track” into child psychiatry fellowship.
I was very excited to stay at UNC due to the exceptional faculty mentorship and opportunities to continue to grow as a clinician. I was grateful to Dr. Meltzer Brody, Dr. McClure and Dr. Poulos in creating a role that allows me to work with our Interventional Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry teams. My dream is that in the years to come we will be able to further bridge these two specialties and expand our toolbox in the treatment of adolescents. – Dr. Nick DePriest, CAP Fellowship Alumni and Assistant Professor What I’ve learned at UNC as a whole and in our child fellowship is how to see the best in people and show positive regard for them wherever they are and learn how to create a home for people in our offices. It’s clear to me that it doesn’t always come with ease and simplicity, all the faculty and staff that make this training possible, it’s not something that’s just a given. People make sacrifices and give up themselves and answer their phone at late hours, in the middle of the night. I just really appreciate that, there’s so much caring, love and compassion here and I’m very grateful for all that’s been given. – Dr. Joseph Stallings, CAP Fellowship Alumni Important Dates