The UNC Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry\u202fFellowship Program is an ACGME accredited one-year training program in which Fellows become proficient in the management of all major psychiatric symptoms and disorders in the medically ill. Fellows learn to identify and manage neuropsychiatric conditions, conduct comprehensive clinical assessments and treatments, collaborate with diverse clinical teams, navigate complex systems, and address legal and ethical challenges across various care settings. Through direct patient care, resident supervision, and structured learning experiences in specialty inpatient and outpatient clinical opportunities, Fellows explore new areas of study, develop areas of expertise, and gain the skills needed to excel as clinician-educators, researchers, and leaders.<\/p>\n
Our program offers comprehensive training at UNC Medical Center, a large, academic tertiary care safety net hospital with over 1,000 medical and surgical beds.<\/p>\n
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With strong partnerships with a diverse range of medical and surgical subspecialty services, fellows gain exposure to and can develop expertise in various fields including oncology, burn \/ intensive care, women\u2019s health, transplant, and virtual care.<\/p>\n
In line with the evolving field of CL psychiatry, fellows gain experience in a variety of outpatient specialty clinics that feature different care models including virtual, integrative, and collaborative care. We currently offer over 10 specialty outpatient experiences, complemented by a prominent, longitudinal experience in the Lineberger Cancer Center\u2019s Psycho-Oncology Clinic. This balance of dedicated patient care in a multi-disciplinary cancer clinic and exposure to a range of specialty clinics allows you to hone your skills and explore your interests.<\/p>\n
Fellows have the opportunity to moonlight with UNC\u2019s Acute Telepsychiatry Service (ATS), a fully remote consultation experience across the UNC Health system providing psychiatric assessments and recommendations to ten affiliated, largely-rural hospitals throughout North Carolina. This moonlighting experience provides meaningful exposure to psychiatric populations in underserved and rural regions, fostering an understanding of the unique challenges faced by these communities. It also promotes direct partnership with community hospitals, allowing fellows to develop collaborative relationships with local medical teams and gain insight into resource-limited clinical environments while honing telepsychiatric skills in a dynamic, high-volume consultative setting.<\/span><\/p>\n In line with the evolving field of CL psychiatry, fellows gain experience in a variety of outpatient specialty clinics that feature different care models including virtual, integrative, and collaborative care. We offer over 10 specialty outpatient experiences, complemented by a prominent, longitudinal experience in the Lineberger Cancer Center’s Psycho-Oncology Clinic. This balance of dedicated patient care in a multi-disciplinary cancer clinic and exposure to a range of specialty clinics allows you to hone your skills and explore your interests.<\/p>\n Direct:\u00a0<\/strong>Women’s Mood Disorders (General, Perinatal, and Perimenopausal), HIV, Pain Anesthesia, Neuro-Oncology, Cystic Fibrosis, Aging Brain (Geropsychiatry imbedded in Neurology Clinic)<\/p>\n Resident Supervision:<\/strong> Transparent Clinic, Women’s Mood Disorders (General, Perinatal, and Perimenopausal)<\/p>\n Collaborative<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>Internal Medicine Primary Care, Cystic Fibrosis, Family Medicine, Geriatric Medicine<\/p>\n Consultative<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>TBI (Multi-Disciplinary Consultative), Sickle Cell Disease, Epilepsy Pre-Surgical Evaluation, Cystic Fibrosis, Psychiatry Consultative Clinic (PCC)*<\/p>\n *Limited consultative evaluations for primary care patients.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The fellowship\u2019s academic year is designed to provide a balanced mix of inpatient and outpatient experiences. Instead of a traditional block schedule, we utilize a novel \u201c2+1\u201d schedule where fellows alternate between two weeks of inpatient duties followed by one week of dedicated outpatient clinic and administrative time. Fellows have more flexibility to allocate time toward their interests, research, QIPS endeavors, and self-care.<\/p>\n Inpatient Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Outpatient Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Electives<\/strong> Other<\/strong><\/p>\n Fellows participate in a robust educational program that includes required conferences and other additional education opportunities. All seminars are protected time for trainees.<\/p>\n Our fellowship program offers comprehensive mentorship to support your growth. The fellowship year goes by quickly and we believe strong mentorship is crucial for making the most out of your experience. Fellows receive regular formal and informal feedback and guidance on your clinical, administrative, teaching, QIPS, health equity, and research development. <\/span>Our structured mentorship program will provide the support and guidance you need to succeed in your fellowship and beyond.<\/p>\n Program Director Mentorship:<\/strong> Monthly meetings with the PD to discuss well-being, clinical progress, administrative tasks, and topics including board prep, job search, contract negotiation, and transition to post-graduate life.Current Subspecialty Clinics <\/h2>\n
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\nUp to 4 weeks can be spent on rotations supplementing the fellowship experience. Fellows are encouraged to explore areas of interest. Examples of past electives include:<\/p>\n\n
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Administrative Experiences: Research, QIPS, and Health Equity<\/h2>\nParticipation in ongoing research protocols is encouraged and completion of a scholarly project such as authorship of a literature review article, abstract, poster or presentation is supported as an aspect of the curriculum. Quality improvement and safety trainings is also a critical part of fellow training. Fellows receive dedicated mentorship and guidance to explore opportunities in these academic areas.<\/p>\n
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\nScholarly Mentorship:<\/strong> Regular meetings with suggested mentors who share your academic interests to discuss research, explore academic goals, and receive support for scholarly work.<\/p>\nTeaching<\/h2>\n