This is a one-year position (with potential for renewal) for individuals seeking postdoctoral training in clinical translational neuroscience focused on examining predictors and mechanisms of treatment non-response during cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety related disorders. There are opportunities for publication, conference presentations, and grant writing, as well as direct clinical training with clinical populations.
Fellowship Type: Psychiatry Fellowship
Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Fellowship
The University of Washington offers a UCNS-accredited fellowship in Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry for qualified physicians who have completed residency training in neurology or psychiatry. Prospective fellows can choose either a 1-year clinical fellowship designed to prepare them for subspecialty practice or a 2-year clinical/research fellowship designed to prepare them for a career focused on both research and clinical practice. The program accepts one to two fellows per year.
Clinical work is completed primarily at the Harborview Hospital Memory and Brain Wellness Center, the University of Washington Medical Center and the University of Washington Northwest Medical Center. The Memory and Brain Wellness Center is focused on evaluation and treatment of patients with changes in behavior and/or cognition that are suspected to have a neurodegenerative disease. Fellows will also gain experience in the evaluation and management of the neuropsychiatric symptoms caused by chronic disorders such as epilepsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis, TBI, autoimmune encephalitis, pervasive developmental disorders, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia via an elective curriculum than can be tailored to meet the fellow’s needs and interests. The didactic curriculum consists of monthly journal club, case conference, clinicopathologic correlation case conference, Neurology grand rounds and Psychiatry grand rounds.
Fellows in either the 1-year or 2-year program are expected to spend a minimum of 12 months in patient-oriented clinical, educational or scholarly activity related to behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry. Fellows who have chosen the 2-year clinical/research program will choose a research advisor(s) and have up to 12 months dedicated to the building and completion of their research project. The distribution of the clinical experience for the 2-year program is flexible across the 24 months of the program.
Upon successful completion of this program, the fellow will be eligible and prepared for specialty board certification examination in Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry through the UCNS.
VA Northwest Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC) Advanced Fellowship in Mental Illness Research and Treatment – VA Puget Sound Health Care System
The primary goal of this highly competitive fellowship program is to prepare MDs and Clinical Psychologists for successful careers as research investigators. The mission focus of the Northwest MIRECC is “the invisible wounds of war” posttraumatic stress disorder and blast-induced mild traumatic brain injury and their complex comorbidities including substance use disorders, chronic pain, and neurodegeneration and dementia. MDs must have completed an ACGME-accredited residency; previous MIRECC MD fellows have come from the following specialties: psychiatry, neurology, neuropathology, internal medicine, and sleep medicine.
VA Advanced Fellowship in Geriatrics
The VA Advanced Fellowship in Geriatrics at the VA Puget Sound, directed by Katherine C. Ritchey, DO, MPH, offers post-specialty research training to foster the development of leaders in the care of older adults. The program capitalizes on the international prominences of VA’s Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Centers (GRECCs) to provide outstanding training opportunities in clinical practice, to contribute to the improvement of clinical practice, and to advance scholarly pursuits that will benefit care for elderly veterans and all older Americans. The two-year program seeks to develop a group of physicians who are committed to excellence in geriatric research, education, and clinical care and who desire further training in research training.
Alzheimer’s Disease Training Program: Neurobehavior, Neuropathology, and Risk Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease – University of Washington
The University of Washington Alzheimer’s Disease Training Program (ADTP), “Neurobehavior, Neuropathology, and Risk Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease” focuses on translational research in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related dementias. The objective of our research training program is to provide interdisciplinary training for basic science, clinical, and translational researchers so that they will be able to advance both clinical and mechanistic hypotheses about the etiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of AD and related disorders. Our training program remains the only formal program at the University of Washington focused on training investigators to carry out basic mechanistic, clinical, and translational research in AD and related neurodegenerative dementing disorders.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Program
The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Program at the University of Washington is an ACGME-accredited, two-year program based at Seattle Children’s Hospital, one of the top-ranked pediatric hospitals in the country. The Fellowship serves the entire WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) region.
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship
The mission of the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship is to provide excellent, multidisciplinary subspecialty training in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry by integrating broad clinical experiences with comprehensive didactic training, close clinical supervision, and weekly protected scholarly time. This time allows fellows to pursue research and educational activities in a specialized area of interest. Our program provides leadership and organizational skill development together with strong clinical teaching. This drives our mission of developing qualified, competent, compassionate and ethically-minded academic and community-based clinical leaders in the area of consultation-liaison psychiatry.
When ranking fellowships, it is okay to rank both the general Consultation-Liaison Fellowship as well as the Psycho-oncology Fellowship detailed below.
Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship
The ACGME-accredited Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship offers a 12-month training experience in the fundamentals of clinical geriatric psychiatry. Fellows train with renowned faculty in academic settings known for excellence, allowing fellows to grow not only in clinical expertise, but also in areas such as teaching, leadership, and innovation.
Community-Based Integrated Care Fellowship
This year-long program is for community psychiatric providers seeking additional training to deliver integrated care in community-based settings. Modeled after employed MBA programs, this training program is structured as an employment-friendly program with a priority of flexibility in scheduling, including a distance learning component and quarterly in-person specialized skills work sessions.
Population Mental Health and Integrated Care Fellowship
The Population Mental Health and Integrated Care Fellowship offered at the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is a unique opportunity to learn how to provide integrated care through delivery of consultation to non-mental health settings (such as primary care), provision of telepsychiatry, and leadership to improve systems of care. Participants in this program will develop the skills needed to provide effective mental healthcare to a variety of populations, such as:
- Leadership Skills
- Understanding Health Care Systems
- Clinical Skills
Trainees can customize their experience and focus on specific clinical conditions or populations (such as Pediatrics or Perinatal).
