Residency & Fellowship Programs
The psychiatrist of the 21st Century will integrate the historical traditions in psychology and behavioral science with the evolving developments in molecular, neuronal, and genetic aspects of brain function. The faculty of the Department of Psychiatry are dedicated to training you to bring all the tools of modern clinical science to understand and treat mental illnesses, incorporating the psychotherapeutic skills and cultural awareness for individual patients that have always been psychiatry's strength. Faculty who lead nationally known programs in substance abuse, neuropsychiatry, neuro-imaging, molecular genetics, psychopharmacology, Native American mental health, infant and early childhood development, forensics, telepsychiatry, and psychoanalysis are integrated into clinical and scholarly training experiences. Residents and faculty work together to shape an academic,
lifelong-learning, and patient care environment that set our trainees’ achievement of their career goals.
Our unique program offers diverse clinical experiences at University of Colorado Hospital, Denver Health Medical Center, the Denver Veterans Administration Medical Center, The Children’s Hospital, and other training settings throughout our community. Our didactics and supervision make use of the faculty's expertise and commitment to teaching. The training programs are at the center of a stimulating and collaborative department.
Programs Offered
Psychiatry Residency – A four-year residency providing comprehensive training in all major areas of psychiatry
The Integrated Track - A unique track beginning in the psychiatry residency and continuing through the child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship. It integrates training in psychiatry, child psychiatry, and research in child psychiatry . The primary goal of the integrated track is to prepare academic clinician scientists for future academic roles in child psychiatry.
The Research Track - A unique track within the psychiatry residency that expands training in psychiatry research. The primary goal of the research track is to prepare academic clinician scientists for future academic roles in psychiatry.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - The two-year comprehensive training program in child & adolescent psychiatry involves consultation, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment of children from birth to 18 years, their parents, and families.
Addiction Psychiatry - This one-year fellowship is designed to train board eligible psychiatrists in the field of addiction psychiatry.
Forensic Psychiatry - This program is a one-year, intensive experience in all phases of forensic psychiatry. Among other skills, fellows will learn how to conduct evaluations for the civil and criminal courts.
Geriatric Psychiatry - This one-year fellowship based at the VAMC is designed to train board eligible psychiatrists in the field of geriatric psychiatry.
Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry - The Neuropsychiatry Service of the Department of Psychiatry, in partnership with the Behavioral Neurology Section of the Department of Neurology, offers a one-year fellowship in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry. The ACGME does not offer accreditation for this specialty training program; however it is one of 15 programs accredited by the United Council for Neurological Subspecialties (www.ucns.org)
Psychiatry Programs Accreditation Status
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) |
Program |
Original Accreditation |
Current Accreditation |
Accreditation Period |
Psychiatry |
1956 |
2005-2008 |
3 years |
Child Psychiatry |
1965 |
2007-2012 |
5 years |
Addiction Psychiatry |
1995 |
2008-2013 |
2nd consecutive 5 year accreditation |
Forensic Psychiatry |
1998 |
2005-2009 |
4 years |
Geriatric Psychiatry
New Program |
2007 |
2007-2009 |
2 years (maximum for new programs) |
|
United Council for Neurological Subspecialties Accreditation |
Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry |
2006 |
2006-2008 |
2 years (maximum) |
I invite you to explore our site and learn more about our programs.
Alexis A. Giese, M.D.,
Program Director & Vice-Chair of Graduate Medical Education
