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About our Fellowship
Who should be interested in a psychiatric behavioral health fellowship?
- APPs with interest in advancing their clinical skills to assess, diagnose, and treat complex patients with psychiatric and behavioral health needs.
- APPs interested in transitioning to practice in a mentored environment to build a professional network and clarify through experience a best fit for clinical practice and starting their career.
What are the benefits of a psychiatric mental health fellowship?
- Gain the hands-on experience and dedicated learning time needed to develop confidence and competence in the Psychiatric and Behavior Health field.
- Structured, supportive training helps newly graduated APPs or those transitioning from other specialties thrive in a new clinical environment.
- Experience a variety of patient care and specialty care areas with one-on-one guidance and a curriculum tailored to meet career goals.
- Professional mentorship and networking.
- Advance your clinical decision-making and problem-solving skills in diverse, real-world environments.
- Develop leadership skills, build resilience, and prepare to lead in a rapidly evolving healthcare system.
Program details
- 12-month program
- Fall start date
- Up to 4 fellows annually
- Certification of completion awarded (Note: this does not take the place of a post-master’s certification program)
Meet our team
Fellowship Program Director
Jason Ipsarides, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Fellowship Associate Program Director
Judy Evenson, PMHNP-BC
APP Vice Chair
Colleen Ballbach, CPNP-PC, PMHS
Coordinator
Cory Hagen, Education Program Coordinator III
APP Recruiter
Emily Roth
emroth@mcw.edu
Physician Champion
Himanshu Agrawal, MD
Program Inquiries
psychAPPfellowship@mcw.edu
How we learn
Our fellowship program focuses on hands-on, clinical experiences across Psychiatric & Mental Health subspecialties with a mix of rotations throughout the academic healthcare system.
Clinical rotations include:
- General Psychiatric Ambulatory Clinics
- Higher Levels of Care
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Toxicology
- Child and Adolescent
- Child Development
Embedded Psychiatry Ambulatory Clinics may include:
- HIV
- LGBTQ+
- Internal medicine integrated behavioral health
- Substance use disorders
- Perinatal
The program integrates additional multi-faceted didactic opportunities to enhance the clinical learning experience including:
- In-person lectures
- Case presentations
- Online didactics and learning modules
- Self-reflective gratitude journaling
Apply to the APP Psychiatry and Mental Health Fellowship Program
Learn more about application details, including information about interviews, salary, and benefits.