Foundational Week
Recognizing the fact that APPs will be joining our program with a wide variation in their psychiatric training, our year long fellowship begins with a 1-week intensive classroom experience. Our goal is to ensure that all our APP fellows have the same core understanding of key psychiatric principles and knowledge before they begin their clinical training.
Nuts and Bolts of CAP Clinic
During the first several weeks of the child clinic the APP fellow is provided a broad education about CAP illnesses and their treatment as well as specific information about the running of the CAP clinic.
Grand Rounds
Grand Rounds sits at the center of the department’s educational efforts for all of our members. It is the time for people to learn about cutting edge topics and issues affecting our field. Talks are predominantly given by departmental faculty. There are also several invited outside experts that also provide education to our departmental members. This didactic experience is used typically by clinicians to meet their CME needs.
Morbidity and Mortality Conference
This hour-long conference occurs once to twice a month. It is attended by clinical faculty and staff as well as our clinical trainees. Cases are typically presented by one of our advanced adult residents or CAP fellows. Part of the presentation usually involves a deep dive into the research literature exploring the data supporting the clinical recommendations for the specific case. It is one of people’s most favorite conferences.
Weekly Self-Study
During the formal academic year our fellows are provided 1.5 hours each week for self-study. During this time, it is expected that the fellow review/study a large amount of educational material that has been created for our learners. In addition, this time is also used by our fellows to read the literature, especially as it pertains to their patients. We believe incorporating self-study into our formal fellowship is important as it is critical for a practitioner to develop strong self-directed study habits so that they can learn how to stay abreast of new information throughout their clinical life.
Formal Clinical Supervision
Whether on the inpatient wards or in the outpatient clinics our fellows meet frequently with their direct clinical supervisor to discuss the specific cases they are seeing in conjunction with their supervisor. Early in the year this supervision is on a daily basis but as the year progresses and the fellow becomes more proficient in the provision of psychiatric care, the frequency is decreased.