University of Iowa

This accredited fellowship uses resources from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, University of Iowa Law School, Iowa Department of Corrections, and Iowa City Veterans Administration Hospital. The University of Iowa Department of Psychiatry is a dynamic clinical, research, and training program with active Grand Rounds, Research Rounds, and recurring Case Conferences. Iowa City is a culturally diverse and accessible area, consistently ranked among the top ten cities in the United States.

Clinical experiences allow the fellow to conduct pretrial criminal evaluations, rotate through subspecialty neurology clinics, provide forensic psychiatry consultation, assist in the preparation of civil cases, and provide treatment to a small number of incarcerated and community offenders using telepsychiatry and traditional services. Research is strongly supported and encouraged.

The curriculum is a blend of didactic experiences and seminar based courses. It includes reading landmark cases, understanding the role of an expert witness in the court system, exploring the history of forensic psychiatry, discovering the complexities of legal systems, examining issues in juvenile justice and family court, and presenting various topics in criminal and civil forensic psychiatry. Fellows may serve as experts in mock trials at the University of Iowa Law School.