Program description
The Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship draws on multiple clinical sites, a large multidisciplinary teaching faculty and a vast array of academic opportunities within the Harvard system. The different rotations include: Bridgewater State Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital Law & Psychiatry Service, Brigham and Women’s Consult/Liaison Service and additional forensic cases at BWH, Problematic Sexual Behaviors Rotation, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, and the Juvenile Court Clinic Rotation at Boston Juvenile Court. Our mission is to provide a high-quality educational experience in the diverse practice of forensic psychiatry and to prepare our fellows to be skilled and ethical practitioners of forensic psychiatry. The fellowship is designed to develop proficiency in all aspects of forensic psychiatric practice, including: Evaluation, Report Writing, Courtroom Testimony, and Treatment in correctional facilities. The fellowship pays $99,967over the course of the year and begins in July, plus the potential addition of trainee stipend. Malpractice insurance, health insurance, AAPL membership, and travel and lodging for the AAPL annual meeting are provided. The faculty includes a number of clinicians with both clinical and law degrees. Program faculty have extensive expertise in child and adolescent as well as adult forensic work. Eligibility for medical licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as well as completion of an approved residency program in general psychiatry through the PGY IV year are required.