APP Psychiatry and Mental Health Fellowship
About our Fellowship
Why Choose a Psychiatric Behavioral Health Fellowship?
- Structured experiences are great for new graduates or practitioners transitioning to a new practice area.
- Clinical rotations include:
- General Psychiatric Ambulatory Clinics
- General Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Toxicology
- Child and Adolescent
- Child Development
- Embedded Psychiatry Ambulatory Clinics may include:
- HIV
- LGBTQ+
- Internal medicine integrated behavioral health
- Substance use disorders
- Perinatal
- APP fellow receives stipend, educational funds, standard MCW APP benefits, and post-fellowship recruitment incentives
- The program integrates additional multi-faceted didactic opportunities to enhance the clinical learning experience including:
- In-person lectures
- Case presentations
- Online didactics and learning modules
- Self-reflective gratitude journaling
- Specialty focused didactics including lectures and journal clubs
APP Psychiatry and Mental Health Fellowship Leadership
Fellowship Program Director
Judy Evenson, PMHNP-BC
Fellowship Assistant Program Director
Abigayle Andrews, PA-C
Anna Melville, DNP, PMHNP-BC
MCW APP Programs Director
Sarah Vanderlinden, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA
Education Coordinator
Amanda Gross
APP Recruiter
Amanda Steffens
appfellowship@mcw.edu
Primary Collaborative Physicians
Jon Lehrmann, MD
Robert Chayer, MD
Physician Champion
Himanshu Agrawal, MD
Chair of Education Policy Committee
Christina Wichman, MD
Eligibility
Nurse Practitioners
- Completion of an accredited nurse practitioner master’s or doctoral program
- Eligible for National board certification as an Family Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatry and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, or Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
- Eligible for licensure as a NP in Wisconsin
- Eligible for a DEA license
- Acceptable criminal background check
Physician Associate
- Completion of an accredited physician associate's master’s program
- Eligible for NCCPAs certification
- Eligible for licensure as a PA in Wisconsin
- Eligible for a DEA license
- Acceptable criminal background check
Program Details
Start date: September 1
Length of fellowship: 12 months
Cohort size: 4 fellows per year
Credentials awarded: Certification of completion (Note: this does not take the place of a post-master's certification program)
Application Details
Application Deadlines: May 31 for start date September 1
Interviews
- Candidates who have completed their entire application will be reviewed by the fellowship selections committee
- Top candidates will be identified for an HR interview
- In-person or virtual interviews with the fellowship team for select candidates
Application
- Complete the Human Resources application.
- Submit to Human Resources:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Education Transcripts from the masters/doctorate nurse practitioner or physician assistant program
- Copy of BCLS card (must be American Heart Association issued)
- Three letters of recommendation:
- Reference letters should address clinical experience, clinical knowledge & critical thinking, professionalism, and learning ability
- If you have graduated within the past two years, submit one letter from your program director or clinical faculty
- Preference for one letter submitted by a physician or APP who has worked with you clinically
- One-page statement of interest in postgraduate fellowship training within this specialty
If you have any questions, please contact our provider recruiter, Amanda Steffens at (414) 955-8351 or via email at appfellowship@mcw.edu.
Fellowship Benefits
- Immersion in specialty clinical practice and education
- Professional mentorship and networking
- Stipend of $60,000
- NP and PA MCW benefits
- Continuing education stipend
- Recruitment incentive and post-graduate placement support