Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Director of Training:
Jennifer Derenne, M.D.
(414) 955-7240
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Fellowship Coordinator:
Beverly Pernitzke
(414) 955-7240
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Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry emphasizes the importance of the biologic, psychologic, and sociocultural impact of life experiences during development of the individual. The rich interplay of culture, family, educational and social experiences, interpersonal and personal assets, genetics and biological development lays the foundation and framework for the emerging person. Recognition of the neurologic impact of learning (neurochemical and structural), and of the variability of that influence in different developmental phases and cultural contexts allows for a more comprehensive understanding of psychiatric illness. Recent rapid progress in the neurosciences and decades of progress in Psychology has produced effective treatments to impact on mental illness and psychological distress when they impinge on the lives of children and adolescents. Progress in the field of adult learning, and leadership in the ACGME, have contributed to our detailed and progressive curriculum and excellent training.
Our two-year fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), carefully integrates learning in clinical and didactic settings to promote exceptional training. There are eight residents (four per year). Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (CHW), our main teaching hospital, was again rated in the top 10 best Children's Hospitals in the country by Child Magazine. It was also ranked #3 overall by Parent Magazine in 2008. It is in the top five busiest children's hospitals in the country and treats patients from all over the Midwest and beyond. The chief editors of the two main pediatric textbooks (Nelson's and Rudolph's) are on the faculty at the Medical College of Wisconsin and CHW, and there are nationally recognized programs in epileptology, hematology and oncology, gastroenterology and feeding problems, and surgical correction of congenital heart defects. In short, the quality of pediatric services is exceptional.
Seminars
Year 1
Psychotherapy Introduction
Setting Up the Office
Behavioral Therapy
Family Assessment
Psychotherapy Seminar
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Group Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Motivational Therapy
Solution-Focused Therapy
Infant Therapy
Introduction to Child Psychopharmacology
MEISE Seminar (Metabolism, Elimination, Interactions and Side Effects)
Developmental Psychopathology
Normal Development
Consultation/Liaison Seminar
Consultation/Liaison Case Conference
Years 1 and 2 (Combined)
Family Therapy Seminar (1st Year)
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Seminar (2nd Year)
Practice Seminar (1st Year)
Communication and Interpersonal Skills (Patient-Centered Care, Patient Advocacy)
System-based Practice (Health Economics and Cost Containment, Care Systems
Integration, Practice Development and Management)
Practice-based Learning and Improvement (Outcomes Improvement, Systems Safety)
Professionalism Seminar (Ethics, Multicultural Responsiveness - 2nd Year)
Case Conference (1st and 2nd Year)
Child Psychiatry Grand Rounds (1st and 2nd Year)
Camp (typical children observations (1st and 2nd Year)
Year 2
Neuropharmacology
Treatment Dilemmas Case Seminar
Research Seminar
Consultation 2
School-based Consultation
Forensic Consultation
Community/Systems Consultation
Substance Abuse
Psychological Testing
Child Fellowship Rotations
Year 1
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Consultation-Liaison Service
Psychotherapy Clinic
Psychopharmacology Clinic
Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division
CAIS (Child and Adolescent Inpatient Services) - Public inpatient hospital
experience
Mobile Urgent Treatment Team (MUTT)
Rogers Memorial Hospital
Private inpatient hospital experience
Partial Hospital Program
Year 2
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Psychotherapy Clinic
Psychopharmacology Clinic
Second Opinion Clinic
Child Development Center
Child Protection Center
Pediatric Neurology
Research Clinic
Elective
Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division
Community Consultation (Wrap-Around Milwaukee)
Ethan Allen School (Juvenile Prison)
Carmelite Residental Treatment Center
Willowglen Day Program (for children and adolescents with developmental disabilities)