FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY FELLOWSHIP
Our Forensic Psychiatry 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.
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Program Structure
The Forensic Fellowship includes the following experiences for 2 fellows per year:
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Criminal competency assessments and courtroom testimony through the First Judicial District Court in Shreveport
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Civil competency assessments at the Ochsner LSU Health Hospital and Clinics in Shreveport
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Correctional experience through the Caddo Correctional Center in Shreveport
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Training in developmental disability and state and federal standard of care requirements at the Pinecrest Supports and Services Center in Pineville, Louisiana.
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Participation in the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Conference every October to attend a review course and added training seminars.
Program Highlights
- Training in community forensic services in correctional psychiatry, developmental disability psychiatry, and sanity commission membership through district court
- Opportunity to engage in child and adolescent forensic training through juvenile court
- Unique experience in mock deposition and trial testimony supervised by a sitting appellate court judge
- $1,250 Educational Fund during the fellowship year plus funded AAPL conference (including review course) and financial resources from the Forensic professorship fund including engagement of Forensic Grand Rounds Speakers
- Individualized educational experience based on interests including research interests
- Weekly mentorship and supervision from forensic psychiatrists and forensic psychologists and Landmark Case conferences with local judges and a medical ethicist
- Generous HR benefits
LANDMARK CASE SERIES
Our local judges support our program by volunteering time to teach our fellows a mini law school course, as well as review complex Supreme Court cases each week in our Landmark Cases seminar.
WRITING FORENSIC REPORTS
Learning to write forensic reports is an important skill for forensic psychiatrists. In our program, every word you write will be reviewed by attendings who will help you hone your craft and learn to speak truth to power.
SCHOLARLY OPPORTUNITIES
The Department holds monthly Research Meetings that all trainees are encouraged to join. Fellows are welcome to participate in Scholarly Projects depending on their interests. The Department has ongoing projects that Fellows are able to join. Other projects available include the following:
- Publications
- Book Chapters
- Presentations
- Case Reports
- Posters
- Research Projects
HOW TO APPLY
To apply to the Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, applications must be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Marc Colon, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Program Director of Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship
Our Current Fellows
Sozan Aref Fares, MD
- Hometown: Erbil, Kurdistan
- Undergraduate: Hawler Medical University
- Medical School: Hawler Medical University
Saveen Sall, MD
- Hometown: Vancouver, BC
- Undergraduate: University of Calgary
- Medical School: Windsor University School of Medicine
CONTACT THE FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY FELLOWSHIP
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Theresa McAnn, MBA
Program Administrator
(318) 675-6619
theresa.mcann@lsuhs.edu
Gladys Jackson, MS
Program Administrator
(318) 675-7520
gladys.jackson@lsuhs.edu
