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 work under the mentorship of faculty and clinical investigators learning the fundamentals of clinical psychobiologically-oriented research in patients with affective disorders.
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.