The fellowship is a two-year program designed to prepare providers for pediatric psychiatry practice. The curriculum includes online learning and in-person didactics every Tuesday afternoon. Articles, assignments and links to past Adult and Child PRITE (Psychiatry Resident-In-Training Examination) questions are available for fellows to use as a study guide. Additional curriculum materials are also available to fellows during the training years.
First-Year Curriculum
In the first month, fellows will:
- Get oriented to the health system and inpatient unit.
- Learn the basics, focusing on systems of care in Arizona.
- Be introduced to the inpatient psychiatry Sanctuary model.
- Review mandated reporting requirements.
- Become familiar with psychopathology/treatment to be successful in the inpatient setting.
During the remainder of the year, topics include:
- Psychopathology
- Therapeutic modalities
- Neurodevelopment
- Normal development
- Pharmacology
Specific rotations will also include relevant content. For example, the Consult and Liaison rotation has topics ranging from sickle cell to transplant to delirium. During the Neurology rotation, the curriculum is developed and delivered by the Department of Neurology at Phoenix Children’s.
The remaining year curriculum will include a weekly meeting that will alternate a Case Conference, multidisciplinary Morbidity and Mortality conference (M&M), and Journal Club. This conference series will include all CAP fellows, CAP faculty, and CAP Nurse Practitioners. Didactics for the remaining year may be shared with medical student rotators, resident rotators, and other mental health learners.
In addition to the formal didactic curriculum, there are grand rounds. Barrow Neurological Institute holds weekly grand rounds, which the fellows will be expected to present at once in their first year of fellowship. Phoenix Children’s also has weekly pediatric medical grand rounds, which fellows are encouraged to attend. Fellows are also encouraged to attend Banner University’s weekly adult psychiatry grand rounds. Second year fellows are expected to present at Banner’s adult psychiatry grand rounds as well.
Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in a Faculty Learning Community. This community is aimed at teaching local pediatricians how to diagnose and manage attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression and anxiety in youth.
Second-Year Curriculum
The second-year curriculum will continue to build on principles from the first year while incorporating advanced topics, such as:
- Community psychiatry
- Addictions
- Forensics
- Advanced psychopharmacology
- Psychoanalytic principles relevant to child psychiatry
Fellows will also be able to participate in unique clinics to deliver medical-psychiatry care to children with complex needs, including but not limited to:
- 22q deletion syndrome
- Diabetes
- Tourette's
- Developmental delays
- Homeless youth
The second-year curriculum will also include career planning, preparation for board exams and neuropsychological testing.
In addition to formal didactics and clinics, fellows have the opportunity to participate in institutional review board (IRB) meetings and an ethics meetings to gain exposure to more administrative functions. Fellows will be provided dedicated time to complete an advanced scholarly project.
Fellows have opportunities to deliver care outside of Phoenix Children's Hospital - Thomas Campus, including: