Program Details
Curriculum
Our core didactic curriculum covers all major topics in child and adolescent psychiatry and incorporates gender, racial, and cultural perspectives.
We hold a child and adolescent psychiatry crash course in July and August for our first year fellows that includes topics such as emergency assessment, de-escalation, and psychopharmacology; psychiatric assessment of infants through adolescence; working in systems of care (pediatric medicine, neurology, school, family, legal, and more); fellows as teachers; and compassion fatigue/wellness resources.
Educational Conferences
During the two-year fellowship, fellows will actively participate in a variety of conferences. The goal of these conferences is to:
- Improve critical thinking
- Improve understanding and interpretation of the literature
- Improve the management of patients with complex conditions and diseases
- Improve the understanding of ethical principles in the care for children
Major educational conferences are listed below:
| Conference | Frequency |
| Psychiatry Grand Rounds | Weekly |
| Journal Club | Monthly |
| Psychiatry Symposia | Quarterly |
| Quality/Morbidity & Mortality Conference | Quarterly |
| Hackensack Meridian Health Research Day at Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Yearly |
| Interdisciplinary team meetings | Varies |
| Coursework toward advanced degree | Optional; time commitment varies |
In addition to conferences/events listed above, fellows also have the following as part of their didactic curriculum and training:
- Research and Biostatistics
- Will participate in scholarly project
- Obtain IRB approval
- Quality Improvement
- Reflection Rounds
- Co-facilitated (chaplain and physician) small groups
- Goal to integrate meaning, purpose, and connectedness in medicine and medical education
Clinical Rotations
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Year 1 |
4 Months Jefferson Cherry Hill | 4 Months JSUMC/Carrier Clinic | 4 Months JSUMC |
| Child & Adolescent Inpatient Unit, Pediatric Psychiatry Collaborative | Children’s Day Program, and East Mountain Lodge & School | Pediatric EPS*, Pediatric C/L* Service | |
| Continuity Care and Outpatient Psychiatry (10%) (JSUMC) | |||
*EPS = Psychiatric Emergency Service
*C/L = Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
| Year 2 | 4 Months JSUMC | 4 Months JSUMC/OUMC | 4 Months JSUMC/OUMC |
| Bridge Clinic, Adolescent Substance Abuse Disorders, Sleep Medicine, Developmental Disabilities, Pediatric Neurology | Forensic Psychiatry, Acting Attending, Early Childhood Clinic/Therapeutic Nursery | Pediatric Psychiatry Collaborative, Elective | |
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Continuity Care and Outpatient Psychiatry, Psychotherapy Clinic (30%) (JSUMC/OMC) |
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