International Graduate Spotlight

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.

4 FELLOWS

2 SLOTS PER YEAR

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

The Child and Adolescent Fellowship includes the following experiences:

Inpatient
Outpatient
Consultation Liaison
Child Neurology

Electives
Attend AACAP Annual Meeting
No Call

Education Funds
Moonlighting Opportunities
Research Opportunities

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Funded Educational Opportunities

$1,700 Educational Fund per year
Funding for the AACAP Conference each year
CAP Grand Rounds Speakers
Special Interest Workshops

Individualized Education Based on Interests

Scholarly Activity Opportunities
Research Opportunities
Research/Educational Time (4 hours per week)
Year 2 CAP Fellows have 5 months of ½ day elective/research time

Mentorship

Weekly Individual Supervision
Weekly Case Conference
Special Supervision as needed

Family Oriented Environment

Good work/life balance
NO CALL

Psychotherapy Training

Play Therapy
Regulation Focused Therapy for Children
Brief Behavioral Intervention
Trauma Focused CBT
Coping CAT/C.A.T. Project (CBT)

Community Service

Multidisciplinary Staffing with Child Welfare
Office of Public Health Child Death Review Panel

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Apply

Applicants for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship must apply through ERAS.

ERAS

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Pamela McPherson, MD, FAPA

Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director

Our Current Fellows

Maitreyee Berends is a woman with fair to medium complexion smiling wearing a white coat. — Maitreyee Berends, MD

**Hometown:** Brownwood, TX

**Undergraduate:** Howard Payne University

**Medical School:** Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L Foster School of Medicine

Maheen Fawad is a woman with light to medium complexion smiling wearing a white coat. — Maheen Fawad, MD

**Hometown:** Lahore, Pakistan

**Undergraduate:** Punjab University

**Medical School:** Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical and Dental

Laura Handal is a woman with fair complexion, smiling, wearing glasses and a white coat. — Laura Handal Abularach, MD

**Hometown:** Santa Cruz, Bolivia

**Undergraduate:** Universidad Catolica de Cordoba Facultad de Medicina

**Medical School:** Universidad Catolica de Cordoba Facultad de Medicina

Sarah Wagner is a woman with fair complexion smiling wearing a white coat. — Sarah Wagner, MD

**Hometown:** Shreveport, LA

**Undergraduate:** Baylor University

**Medical School:** LSU School of Medicine Shreveport

Fellowship Spotlight

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International Graduate Spotlight

This spotlight in Psychiatry highlights Dr. Laura Handal Abularach, an international graduate from Bolivia, whose focus on patient-centered medicine drew her to psychiatry.

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