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Psychiatry Residency Training Program Telephone: (503) 494-8144 Psychiatry Fellowships
 GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY FELLOWSHIP The geriatric psychiatry residency is a fully ACGME accredited one-year fellowship. Graduates of this program are qualified to be examined by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) for added-qualification in Geriatric Psychiatry. The program, under the direction of Linda Ganzini MD MPH began training fellows in 1991. Geriatric training facilities include acute and chronic inpatient units, several outpatient settings, the 80-bed teaching Nursing Home Care Unit, a geriatric substance dependence treatment program and geriatric consultation. Outstanding research programs in the dementias, mood disorders, schizophrenia, psychiatric epidemiology, ethics, end-of-life care, and substance abuse are available to provide training in research. Applicants to the general residency in adult psychiatry who are interested in geriatrics are encouraged to identify this interest so that interviews with geriatric fellowship faculty can be arranged. Interested candidates should send a CV and cover letter email to Linda Ganzini, MD MPH THE OHSU RESIDENCY in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is an ACGME fully accredited two-year fellowship in child psychiatry. Graduates of this program are qualified to be examined by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) for subspecialty certification in child psychiatry. Residents receive close supervision in a broad range of clinical experiences with varied populations. These include rotations with severely disturbed children and adolescents at Providence Medical Center and the Christie School: with physically and psychophysiologically ill children on the Pediatric Consultation/Liaison Service at Doernbecher Children's Hospital; with developmentally disabled children at the CDRC and Center for Continuous Improvement with seriously emotionally disturbed preschool-aged children at the Lifeworks NW Children's Psychiatric Day Treatment Center; and with juvenile offenders at the MacLaren Correctional Facility. Continuous outpatient experience with a diverse patient population presenting the full array of childhood psychopathology is provided in the OHSU Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic located in Doernbecher Children's Hospital. Residents also participate in community consultation rotations in both years. These clinical experiences are accompanied by didactics, interviewing and psychotherapy instruction. Trainees are also offered opportunities to participate in research. Applicants are encouraged to identify this interest so that interviews with child psychiatry faculty can be arranged. We are currently accepting applications for this fellowship.
THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY in association with Hazelden-Springbrook offers fully accredited fellowship position in Addiction Psychiatry. This one year program offers training at Hazelden-Springbrook, a residential and outpatient addictions program geared towards intensive treatment of professionals, OHSU, the Portland VAMC, and other community sites. The focus is on clinical skills development in chemical dependency diagnosis and treatment. Trainees are directly supervised by experienced staff at the treatment sites and OHSU faculty, all of whom are certified in Addiction Medicine (either through the American Society of Addiction Medicine or theAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology). Clinical experience is supplemented with didactic and interactive teaching, and takes advantage of the wide range of expertise in other disciplines in the School of Medicine.There are opportunities for research in areas related to substance abuse spanning the basic and clinical sciences. Applicants must be board eligible or certified in Psychiatry. There may be additional positions for non-psychiatrists seeking to prepare for a career in Addiction Medicine through the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Potential applicants for these positions should contact the Department to determine if funding for these additonal stipends is available. Interested candidates should send a CV and cover letter by email to Michael Resnick, MD, and Lisa Garbo.
PVAMC MOOD DISORDERS FELLOWSHIP THE MOOD DISORDERS RESEARCH & Treatment Center of the Portland VA Medical Center is recruiting a full-time fellow. The fellowship appointment will last up to two years with a salary of $45,000 - $50, 000 per year depending upon experience. The individual will have graduated from or be imminently graduating from a psychiatry residency program and have an interest in mood disorders research. Preference will be given to individuals with prior psychiatric research experience. This fellow will function as a research investigator for clinical drug trials and as a clinician/ researcher in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD). Other activities include data analysis and authorship and/or coauthorship of manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals. Didactic teaching includes weekly clinical case conferences, a monthly journal club, and a monthly mood disorders forum. Direct supervision on psychopharmacology will be provided by experienced psychopharmacology researchers. There will be up to 50% protected research time. This position will report directly to the Chief of Psychiatry/ Clinical Director of Mental Health. There will be an expectation that this person will have strong team-building skills. Interested candidates should send a CV and cover letter by email to Peter Hauser, M.D., and Erick Turner, M.D.
 FORENSICS FELLOWSHIP THE FORENSICS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM features clinical rotations at Oregon State Hospital, Oregon State Department of Corrections, Multnomah County Corrections Health Division, the OHSU Intercultural Outpatient Program, Willamette University College of Law Legal Clinic, the Sexual Abuse Outpatient Clinic, and the Portland VAMC Disability Evaluation Program. Fellows will have opportunities for research at the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Multnomah County Jail, and the Oregon State Hospital Forensic Inpatient/Outpatient setting. The primary faculty includes 10 board certified psychiatrists who also hold ABPN certification in Forensic Psychiatry, three lawyers who have extensive experience with mental health law, and two psychologists who have been trained in Forensic Psychology. The fellows didactic seminar series will include training in both criminal and civil forensic psychiatry as well as seminars devoted to introductory law, landmark cases in mental health law, and special issues in forensic psychiatry. For didactic purposes, collaboration with graduate psychology programs at George Fox University in McMinnville, Oregon and Pacific University School of Professional Psychology in Forest Grove, Oregon is planned. The seminar series will also be open to Willamette University and Lewis & Clark College Law School students. Fellows will be participants
in the Department's resident teaching program. Research opportunities
are available and encouraged either through participation in ongoing
Department work or development of an independent project with
faculty supervision. The fellowship is fully accredited by ACGME.
Interested candidates should send a CV and cover letter email
to
PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP THE OHSU PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM is one-year in duration starting at the PGY-5 level. The program has received full accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Most members of the combined OHSU/Portland VA Medical Center Psychosomatic Medicine faculty have American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology subspecialty certification in Psychosomatic Medicine or dual Medicine-Psychiatry Board Certification. Several faculty members are core investigators of the VA Health Services Research & Development Center for the Study of Chronic Comorbid Mental and Physical Disorders. We provide a balanced experience in psychosomatic medicine, with opportunities to develop clinical, teaching and research skills. Clinical skills are taught in ambulatory and acute care settings and in consultation to medical colleagues and through continuous care of outpatients at the Portland VA and OHSU. Rotations in several ambulatory primary care clinics are included. A research experience is required for one-half day per week for six months, with the option of increasing research time to one-half day per week for 12 months. There are active research programs in the following areas: health services (in particular, detection and treatment of mental disorders in primary care, chronic pain, and epidemiology of comorbid disorders) dementias, mood disorders, Hepatitis C, schizophrenia, ethics, substance use disorders, Parkinsons Disease, and end-of-life care. Finally, there are opportunities to teach OHSU Medicine residents and Medical Students in most of the rotations. Interested candidates should send a CV and cover letter by email to Steven Dobscha MD, FAPM. and Lisa Garbo. The Sleep Medicine Fellowship training program is a thoroughly multidisciplinary program involving faculty from neurology, otorhinolaryngology, child and adult psychiatry, child and adult pulmonary medicine, and dental sleep medicine. While the fellowship is administered through the OHSU Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care medicine, fellow applicants come to us from a variety of disciplines. Fellows participate in the very active clinical programs and sleep laboratories of both the Oregon Health & Science University and the Portland Veterans Administration Medical Center. Participation in research is expected.
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