Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship

The UCSF Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program offers rigorous training in civil, criminal, correctional, and consultative forensic psychiatry. The goal of the program is to enable psychiatrists to understand and effectively interface with the legal system. The program is accredited by the ACGME. Each year, the program trains two fellows at the PGY-5 level. The program is designed to facilitate forensic residents' successful completion of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology's examination for certification in forensic psychiatry.

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Prerequisites:

Applicants must have completed an ACGME-accredited general psychiatry residency program. At the time the fellows begin the program, they must have a California medical license.

How To Apply:

UCSF will begin accepting applications for the 2023–2024 fellowship year on May 1, 2022, and interviews will begin on August 1, 2022. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until our two positions are filled.

Applicants can apply using the UCSF application form or download the common application from the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.

Please provide the following:

• checklist form
• dean's report
• training director's report
• copy of California medical license
• copy of DEA
• statement of purpose
• reference letter from three supervisors
• curriculum vitae
• passport-sized photo
• recent work product: two writing samples which may include forensic reports or evaluations, authored articles, papers, or patient evaluation/discharge summaries
  

Contact Information:

Renée Binder, MD, Director
Sharon Salapare, Program Administrator

Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program
Department of Psychiatry
University of California, San Francisco
401 Parnassus Avenue, Room 263
San Francisco, CA 94143-0984
Telephone: (415) 476-7527