Education
& Training
The Department of Psychiatry of the
University of Chicago Medical Center provides general
and/or specialized training to medical and mental health professionals in a
number of disciplines:
- Medical students at the University of
Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine receive
instruction from Department faculty throughout their four years of
undergraduate medical education
- The Department offers RRC-accredited
residency training programs in General Psychiatry (four years) and Child
Psychiatry (two years)
- Training is available for
psychologists seeking pre-doctoral externships (in general behavioral
medicine, psycho-oncology, pain, substance abuse, and eating disorders);
internship positions (in behavioral medicine, child psychology, and neuropsychology); and post-doctoral fellowships in neuropsychology (adult and child)
- Social work practicum experiences are
available in Department outpatient clinics and on the University of
Chicago Hospital's inpatient psychiatric unit
In addition, Department faculty
teach in courses in the Biological Sciences Collegiate Division
(University undergraduates) and the School of Social Services Administration,
and many serve as dissertation committee members for doctoral students. For
more information on education and training, please see right:
Education &
Training Links

Psychiatry Training
Psychology Training
Pre- and Post-doctoral
Training
Training Grants-Psychiatric Genetics Multidisciplinary Training Program
Grand Rounds:
2006
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