In psychiatry, there are different routes to subspecialization. For analytic training, you must enter an institute. The American Psychoanalytic Association can direct you towards an institute and give you a better sense of current psychoanalytic theory. The American Academy of Psychoanalysis is an organization for physicians who want psychoanalytic training. There are also other psychoanalytic institutes that are not members of the American Board of Medical Specialties, but these Websites are good places to get started.
Fellowships are one of the most common ways to subspecialize.
The New York State Psychiatric Association Fellowship Cybermanual offers some good general advice about choosing fellowships. Examinations that you can take to gain certification in these subspecialties. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law , the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatrists , and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry can each direct you towards accredited programs. For occupational psychiatry, go to the Academy of Organizational and Occupational Psychiatry . Go to the ECP Bulletin Boards .