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Graduate medical education in psychiatry at Mayo Clinic

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Overview

The two-year Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, provides a flexible, learner-centered environment that can be shaped to meet your learning needs. 

Highlights of the program include:

  • A solid education in the sciences and theories of child and adolescent psychiatry, making you eligible for certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  • A variety of core rotations to provide you with a well-rounded education, including specialized programs in anxiety disorders, pain rehabilitation, autism, and addiction treatment at world-renowned Hazelden Betty Ford
  • Generous elective and scholarly time to tailor your education to meet your specific career goals
  • A diverse population of community and tertiary-care patients
  • Protected time for a comprehensive didactic curriculum that includes weekly didactic sessions, case conferences, and individual supervision with dedicated faculty
  • A unique outpatient experience with an emphasis on continuity of care across both years of training
  • State-of-the-art inpatient unit
  • Special opportunities in education of medical students and general psychiatry residents; research; young child psychiatry including training in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Transgender and Intersex Specialty Care Clinic; a dialectical behavior therapy half-day treatment program; electroconvulsive therapy; and transcranial magnetic stimulation.

See our Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Program Brochure for more information.

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Your training experience

As a resident at Mayo Clinic, you'll have access to robust clinical, educational, and research resources. You'll find support both inside and outside of the campus to promote physical and mental wellness and ensure your work/life balance.

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Accreditation

The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency meets all the requirements of and is accredited by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN).

Certifications

When you successfully complete the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Program, you will be able to take the certification examination in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry as offered by the ABPN.

Program history

The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester was established in 1965. Approximately 100 residents have completed their training in this program. Four residents are accepted into the program each year for a total of eight residents training in the program at any given time.

Also see American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN).

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