Child and Adolescent
The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry experience starts in the PGY-2 year. This is advantageous for residents contemplating fast tracking into Child Psychiatry as it gives them early exposure to the field to help them make their decision about fellowship.
Inpatient
In the PGY-2 year, residents rotate onto CATU (Comprehensive Assessment and Treatment Unit), which is a unique, 9-bed unit reserved for children and adolescents who are wards of the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS) with severe psychopathology and have often been exposed to significant trauma and adversity. This service differs in many ways from other PGY-1 or -2 rotations as there is the opportunity to be comprehensively involved in the multidisciplinary aspects of each patient’s case as well as to develop and practice trauma focused psychotherapy skills and behavioral plans.
Outpatient
Starting in PGY-2, residents are exposed to outpatient clinics with a focus on the evaluation and diagnosis of patients and the assessment and management of family dynamics:
- Outpatient Child Psychiatry – PGY-2 residents rotate through many of the outpatient subspeciality clinics housed in our child psychiatry division.
- Psychotherapy Clinic – Residents can elect to work with children in their psychotherapy clinics as PGY-3s and -4s. Residents are assigned a child psychiatrist as their supervisor.
- PGY3 Comprehensive ADHD Clinic – under the supervision of a CAP attending, PGY-3 residents can participate in this longitudinal experience treating pediatric patients with ADHD and/or other comorbidities such as depression, anxiety, autism spectrum disorder, and more.
Fellowship
Learn more at Child and Adolescent Fellowship Program