Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program
The Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program is a two-year ACGME accredited fellowship. Essential skills and knowledge are emphasized with a wide range of clinical experience and seminars. In addition to the inpatient, outpatient and consultation services, rotations include school based mental health clinics, juvenile justice, pediatric neurology and telepsychiatry. Various special opportunities exist and the faculty encourages fellows to pursue their interests.
The program participates in the Child Psychiatry Specialty Match through the NRMP and applications should be submitted through ERAS
Program Director
Denise Baughn, MD
Program Coordinator
Tara Spittler
taspittl@utmb.edu
PGY-4
- Devereux Advance Behavioral Health/New Dimensions IOP/PHP: Full-time four months
- Outpatient Clinic: Part-time all year
- School-Based Clinic: One day per week for 8 months
- Diagnostic Evaluations: One day per week for 8 months
- Consult Liaison: Part-time all year
- Developmental Disorders Clinic: Half day per week for 8 months
- Psychotherapy: Half day per week for 8 months
PGY-5
- Consult Liaison: Part-time all year
- Diagnostic Evaluations: One day per week all year
- Outpatient Clinic: Part-time all year
- Telepsychiatry Clinic: Half day per week for 8 months
- School & Daycare Observation: Half day per week for 6 months
- Pediatric Neurology: One day per week for 4 months
- Psychotherapy: Half day per week for 8 months
- Electives: Part-time all year
Current Fellows
Fellows
Nisha Azhar
Taylor Barnwell
Gerado Lopez
Robert Mckenzie
Tracey Okwara
Megan Shaffner
Nhu Mai Vu
Fellows