Post Pediatric Portal Fellowship
The Post Pediatric Portal to Psychiatry Program is a three-year combined fellowship training program in adult psychiatry (18 months) and child and adolescent psychiatry (18 months) available to graduations of ACGME approved pediatric residency programs. This is an American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology approved program, and the successful graduate will be board eligible in both General Adult and CAP Psychiatry. The PPP fellow does rotations at the same ACGME approved sites as the CAP fellows.
Applicants
To apply for the Post Pediatric Portal program, please submit the following:
- Medical School Transcript or ECFMG Certificate
- Previous GME training
- USMLE/COMLEX Scores official transcript(s)
- Personal Statement describing the applicant's pursuit of a career in child and adolescent psychiatry
- A Summary of Clinical Performance,
- If pediatrics residency has been completed, a copy of the training completion certificate
- Letters of Recommendation to include letters from any prior GME training, including one from the Pediatric
- Training Director
- A copy of medical license
- A copy of a current CV
Applications can be emailed to Tia Coleman, fellowship coordinator, at tcolem18@uthsc.edu
Faculty
The Post Pediatric Portal Fellowship program incorporates faculty from both the Child and Adolescent Fellowship program and the Psychiatry Residency program.
Allison Ford, MD
Program Director of Post Pediatric Portal Fellowship (interim)
Current Fellow
Ryan Murphy, MD
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