INTRODUCTORY LETTER FROM THE TRAINING DIRECTOR
Dear Applicant,
Congratulations on your career choice!
There has never been a better time to apply for our program, as we have
increased our trainee complement and are recruiting four new fellows per year.
The William Greenleaf Eliot Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is a fantastic
environment for trainees who aspire to become leaders in our field.
YEAR ONE:
Our fellows spend half of their first year on service in a
state-supported psychiatric children’s hospital where the length of
stay for children still averages two weeks. There, and in their role in the
outpatient clinics of
BJC
Behavioral Health and St. Louis Children’s Hospital, our fellows gain
experience with children and families that truly represent the full range of
psychiatric, developmental and psychosocial spectra that will equip them for
careers in clinical care and research in every conceivable setting. Continuity
of care is emphasized in our program, and opportunities abound for work with
special populations (infants, children affected by autism and other
neurodevelopmental disorders, children with complex medical conditions,
children with trauma). The neurology outpatient rotation, supervised by
outstanding
pediatric neurology faculty, also takes place in the first year.
YEAR TWO:
The second year features an acceleration in outpatient work and autonomy with a
three-month long biweekly school consultation rotation through the
St. Louis County Special School District, three months of
Consult/Liaison at
St.
Louis Children’s Hospital, one of the premier U.S. children’s
hospitals, as well as elective time.
At Washington University, child psychiatric fellowship training takes place
within a uniquely research-rich environment. Our Division ranks among the top
of all U.S. Divisions of Child Psychiatry for research grant funding. We invite
you to explore the range of research interests and active studies of our
distinguished faculty. Whether or not you are contemplating a career in
research, you will have daily opportunities to engage in scholarly exchange
with our research faculty. The teaching of our faculty (mentoring, electives,
supervision, lectures,
conferences) has consistently been held in the highest regard by
medical students, general psychiatry residents, and most importantly by our own
fellows.
Finally, a great deal of time and effort is devoted to helping fellows
understand their own strengths and challenges, in order to optimize what is
gained from practice-based learning during the fellowship and throughout a
career. In addition to weekly individual supervision sessions, fellows also
participate in team supervision. Our fellows have ample opportunities to teach
and serve as role models to junior trainees including our exceptional
Washington University Medical Students. For the last eight years, Washington
University School of Medicine has been ranked #1 in the United States for
medical student selectivity.
Our ultimate goal is to help our fellows become excellent child and adolescent
psychiatrists. We believe that one must always continue learning beyond
training, understand how knowledge is acquired and appreciate what remains
unknown in our exciting evolving field. We look forward to meeting you.
Anne L. Glowinski, M.D., M.P.E.
Director of Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Washington University School of Medicine
CID Building, 4560 Clayton Ave, Suite 1000, Office 1125
St. Louis, MO 63110
glowinskia@msnotes.wustl.edu
1:William Greenleaf Eliot, the grandfather of the poet T.S. Eliot,
was a Unitarian minister, and the co-founder of Washington University in St.
Louis.