Fellowship Programs

A Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship is a post-residency training program for psychiatrists that focuses on developing expertise in the intersection of psychiatry and the law, allowing them to provide expert psychiatric evaluations in legal matters, including criminal cases, civil litigation, and correctional settings, by learning to assess mental competency, dangerousness, and other legal issues related to mental health conditions.

Directory of Forensic Psychiatry Fellowships for Fellowships

Last revised Thursday, July 3, 2025

Published by the Association of Directors of Forensic Psychiatry Fellowships, a Council of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.

Applications for the 2025-2026 Fellowship Year

The common application and interview cycle for the 2025-2026 fellowship year has concluded, but some programs still have positions available. Applicants should contact the programs directly to inquire about applying.

Applications for the 2026-2027 Fellowship Year

How to Apply

Forensic psychiatry fellowship program directors of the Association of Directors of Forensic Psychiatry Fellowships (ADFPF) have chosen to use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) in the 2025 forensic psychiatry fellow selection process for the 2026-2027 Academic Year. The key dates for the 2026-2027 Academic Year application process are:

  • July 2, 2025 – Applicants may apply to forensic psychiatry fellowships via ERAS.
  • July 16, 2025 – Forensic psychiatry fellowship programs begin to review applications on the ERAS platform.
  • July 16, 2025 and after – Forensic psychiatry fellowship programs interview applicants via Thalamus (or other optional platforms).

https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-residencies-eras/applying-residencies-eras-system

Forensic psychiatry fellowship program directors have also chosen to use the National Residency Match Program (NRMP aka “The Match”) in the 2025 forensic psychiatry fellow selection process for the 2026-2027 Academic Year. The key dates (tentative) for the 2026-2027 Academic Year Match are:

  • August 6, 2025 – Match Registration opens.
  • September 3, 2025 – Ranking opens.
  • September 17, 2025 – Quota Change and Withdrawal deadline.
  • October 8, 2025 – Rank Order List Certification deadline.
  • October 22, 2025 – Match Day. Unfilled/Unmatched Lists available.

Forensic psychiatry fellowship program directors have agreed that forensic psychiatry fellowships may not make fellowship offers to applicants outside of The Match, unless the program is attempting to fill an unfilled position after Match Day. This is consistent with the All-In Policy of The Match that the ADFPF has adopted.

https://www.nrmp.org

US Fellowship Programs

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified, Forensic Elective for Students, Forensic Elective for Residents

Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME, Forensic Elective for Students, Forensic Elective for Residents

Baylor College of Medicine

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME

Brown University

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME

Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

ABFP Certified, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified

Columbia/Cornell Residency in Psychiatry and the Law

Accredited by ACGME

Columbia/New York State Psychiatric Institute Research Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry

Positions Open, ABPN Certified

Emory University

ABFP Certified, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified, Forensic Elective for Students, Forensic Elective for Residents

Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified

HMH Jersey Shore University Medical Center/Ocean University Medical Center, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME

John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center at UTHealth Houston

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME

Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, Forensic Psychiatric Fellowship

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME

Louisiana State University – Shreveport

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified

Louisiana State University Human Sciences Center New Orleans

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME

Medical College of Georgia, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program

ABFP Certified, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified, Forensic Elective for Students, Forensic Elective for Residents

Medical College of Wisconsin

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified

Medical University of South Carolina

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME

Northwestern University

Accredited by ACGME

NYU Grossman School of Medicine Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME, Forensic Elective for Students, Forensic Elective for Residents

Ohio State University, Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME

Oklahoma State University, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME

Oregon Health and Science University

Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, Michigan State University, Michigan State University Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME

Rutgers University, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified, Forensic Elective for Residents

Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Department of Behavioral Health, Washington, DC

Accredited by ACGME, Forensic Elective for Students, Forensic Elective for Residents

Stanford University School of Medicine, Forensic Psychiatry fellowship

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME

State University of New York at Buffalo

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME

SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, Office of Mental Health Bureau of Forensic Services

Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified, Forensic Elective for Residents

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship

Accredited by ACGME

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME

Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified

University of California at Davis (UCD), Division of Psychiatry and the Law

Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified

University of California, Irvine, Program in Psychiatry and the Law

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME

University of California, Los Angeles

ABFP Certified, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified, Forensic Elective for Residents

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified, Forensic Elective for Students

University of Cincinnati Division of Forensic Psychiatry, UC Division of Forensic Psychiatry

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified

University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Program in Forensic Psychiatry

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified, Forensic Elective for Students, Forensic Elective for Residents

University of Florida Division of Forensic Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified, Forensic Elective for Residents

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified, Forensic Elective for Residents

University of Massachusetts Medical School, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship-PGY V

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified, Forensic Elective for Students

University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME

University of Michigan, Center for Forensic Psychiatry

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified

University of Minnesota, Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry

Accredited by ACGME, Forensic Elective for Students, Forensic Elective for Residents

University of Missouri-Columbia, Fulton State Hospital and Missouri Department of Mental Health

ABFP Certified, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified

University of North Carolina

Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified, Forensic Elective for Residents

University of Pennsylvania, Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry

ABFP Certified, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified

University of Rochester, New York ++ Charles E. Steinberg Fellowship, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program

ABFP Certified, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified

University of South Carolina, Prisma Health

Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified, Forensic Elective for Students, Forensic Elective for Residents

University of South Florida

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified

University of Texas at Tyler

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME

University of Texas Medical Branch

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME, Forensic Elective for Residents

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School – Dallas

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME

University of Virginia, Department of Psychiatric Medicine

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified

USC – Institute of Psychiatry, Law and Behavioral Science

ABFP Certified, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified, Forensic Elective for Students, Forensic Elective for Residents

Walter Reed Center for Forensic Behavioral Sciences

Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified

West Virginia University

Positions Open, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified

Yale University School of Medicine, Law and Psychiatry Division

ABFP Certified, Accredited by ACGME, ABPN Certified, Forensic Elective for Students, Forensic Elective for Residents

Notice About Accreditation

Forensic psychiatry training programs in the United States may be accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Accredited programs have demonstrated that they met the standards for forensic psychiatry training programs established by the ACGME.

The ACGME first certified training programs in forensic psychiatry in 1997. Persons who graduate from forensic psychiatry training programs certified by the ACGME may apply for the Added Qualifications in Forensic Psychiatry examination of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) at any time.

Persons who are not graduates of an accredited forensic psychiatry training programs may no longer apply for the inital Added Qualifications in Forensic Psychiatry examination of the ABPN. However, those who already possess Added Qualifications may take the recertification examinations.