Overview of Fellowships

Addiction Medicine Fellowship

The Department of Psychiatry was accredited by the Addiction Medicine Foundation (TAMF) in 2016 and the ACGME in 2018 to offer a one-year Addiction Medicine fellowship training program within the Division of Adult Psychiatry. Fellows will train at the Huntsman Mental Health Institute, the University of Utah Hospital and Community Clinics, the Salt Lake City VA Medical Center, and other sites. This fellowship is under the direction of Dr. Elizabeth F. Howell, MD, MS, DLFAPA, DFASAM and is open to applicants who are board-eligible or board-certified in any primary specialty of the American Board of Medical Specialties.

Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship

The Division of Adult Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry offers a one-year, ACGME-approved fellowship training program in Addiction Psychiatry. Since 2011, we have offered two positions per year. Fellows train at the Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI) and the VA Medical Center, with rotations at the University of Utah Hospital.  This fellowship is under the direction of Dr. Elizabeth F. Howell, MD, MS, DLFAPA, DFASAM and is open to applicants who are board-eligible or board-certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Training Program

The Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry offers a two-year, ACGME-approved training program in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Fellows train at the Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI), Primary Children's Hospital, and affiliated outpatient and residential/partial hospital programs. This training program is under the direction of Dr. Kristi Kleinschmit, MD, and is open to applicants who will have completed a minimum of three years of psychiatry training in an ACGME accredited residency program, or in an RCPSC accredited or CFPC accredited residency program in Canada.

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