Child and
Adolescent Fellowship
Department Of Psychiatry
Email:
jbereiter@salud.unm.edu
• Telephone: (505)272-5002 • Fax (505)272-0535
Education is a primary function of the Division of
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry. Our
faculty’s goal is to further our fellows on their developmental path
towards becoming excellent clinicians, educators, and scholars.
Graduates of the child program are prepared to assume the
responsibilities of caring for children and families; are capable of
working collaboratively as an active treatment team member; are able to
assess the quality of empirical evidence in support of new treatments or
scientific hypotheses; and are ready to further the development of their
profession and their professional community. Fellows will also
have further developed their particular interests and abilities in
clinical care, education, and scholarship. The program assumes
that the demands of excellent clinical care and ongoing professional
development are best met by child psychiatrists who are well rounded and
able to prepared assume the responsibility of a lifetime of learning in
psychiatric medicine.
Like the adult psychiatric program, the child division endorses a
biopsychosocial approach, while blending in a strong developmental
perspective that organizes and guides our clinical thinking and our
interventions, our educational efforts, and our scholarly endeavors.
Clinical experiences, as reviewed below, offer our fellows broad
opportunities to develop medical and psychotherapeutic skills. The
cultural diversity of New Mexico and a large and varied patient
population equips the fellow with a keen awareness and understanding of
the cultural influences on human behavior. A commitment to
evidence-based medical principles lends focus to the complex and rapidly
developing field of child psychiatry.
The fellowship program values the unique talents and interests of each
individual fellow, and seeks diversity in both applicants and faculty.
We make every effort to expose child fellows to the full range of
knowledge, perspectives, and practices current in psychiatry today.
Fellows learn to function on interdisciplinary teams, to appreciate the
problems of the community, to teach and learn, to critically review the
medical literature, and to function as a leader. Fellows who
desire to do so may also further their abilities as psychiatric
educators, scientists, and leaders.
All graduates of the University of New Mexico child psychiatry
fellowship are fully qualified specialists who meet the highest
professional standards and are well prepared for examination in their
specialty by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Our
graduates move into clinical practice, community service, medical
leadership roles and academic careers.
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University of New Mexico and the Land of Enchantment has to offer!
An interview is an essential part of the application process and involves one full day in Albuquerque. The division will extend an invitation for interviews and will provide hotel accommodation and lunch on the day of your interview.
