The Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, within the Department of Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, is fully accredited for eight residents, four residents in each of the two-years of the training program. The emphasis of our training program is acquiring multicultural competence, continuing endorsement of skill in psychotherapy, including play therapy skills, multidisciplinary training and experience in community and rural populations.
Multicultural experiences are rich in the state of New Mexico and our program is committed to providing the residents with competency in this area. A second commitment is to multidisciplinary training; therefore, the residents work with Interns in a one-year Predoctoral Clinical Child Psychology Internship program and Fellows in a one-year Social Work Post-MSW Fellowship program.
The first year of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry residency is divided between inpatient (60%) rotations (including acute and residential cottages) and outpatient (40%) rotations (Rapid Assessment Program; Psychopharmacology Clinics; and Partial Hospital). In addition, two long-term therapy patients are assigned.
The second year is a combination of rotations including outpatient, community/rural experiences, traditional consult and liaison; and school-based mental health. Experiences are available with Native American pueblos through the community rotations. Since the residency is based in an academic setting, residents, along with their faculty, have the opportunity to teach and supervise general residents in psychiatry, residents in family medicine and pediatrics, and medical students.
The enduring philosophy of our program is to prepare child psychiatrists who can function in a variety of settings with a range of modalities (psychopharmacologic, psychodynamic, family and group, cognitive behavioral and short-term approaches). Residents work with children and their families from infancy to adolescence in models emphasizing continuity of care. Developmental, family and multicultural orientations are also emphasized. Strategies reflecting evidence based on medicine are incorporated in the training.
To Apply:
Application requirements should be sent to:
University Of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Child Psychiatry
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Jeanne Bereiter, M.D.
Phone: 505-272-5002
Fax: 505-272-0535
