The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship is a 2 year ACGME Accredited Program. The goal of the program is to graduate child and adolescent psychiatrists who are highly competent, ethical, and productive in the science and practice of this field. The program promotes mentorship and ensures success of trainees through gradual autonomy. Trainees may enter the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program as a PGY IV.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

The Child and Adolescent Fellowship includes the following experiences for 4 fellows:

• Inpatient
• Outpatient
• Consultation Liaison
• Child Neurology
• Electives

• Participation in the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Conference each year

The Forensic Fellowship is ACGME Accredited. The goal of the program is to educate fellows utilizing a combination of training in forensic evaluation and educational activities to become competent, ethical, and empathetic forensic psychiatrists prepared for the expectations that the subspecialty requires for independent practice.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

The Forensic Fellowship includes the following experiences for 2 fellows per year:

• Criminal competency assessments and courtroom testimony through the First Judicial District Court in Shreveport

• Civil competency assessments at the Ochsner LSU Health Hospital and Clinics in Shreveport

• Correctional experience through the Caddo Correctional Center in Shreveport

• Training in developmental disability and state and federal standard of care requirements at the Pinecrest Supports and Services Center in Pineville, Louisiana.

• Participation in the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Conference every October to attend a review course and added training seminars.