In addition, the fellowship provides a valuable clinical experience not only in caring for patients, but also in dealing with the special clinical and administrative issues. Further information is available from Drs. In certain situations, residents may be in this fellowship as early as PGY4. The fellowship is partly funded by a research training grant from the NIMH which was recently renewed. Candidates should have a serious interest in an academic or research career.
Fellows actively participate in ongoing research and initiate studies of their own.
The clinical fellowship is closely allied with the UCSD training program in neuroscience, an internationally renowned graduate program. A joint didactic seminar series exists for the two training programs. Fellows in the second year and beyond may work full time on their own research projects. Ample opportunity exists for work in specialized clinical and laboratory areas. The program is organized to effect an optimum balance between theory and experience in evaluating and treating children and adolescents.