Our mission is to train the next generation of child and adolescent psychiatrists in a hospitable and nurturing environment to promote the mental health and wellbeing of all children across a full continuum of care.
Embedded in a free-standing children's hospital and offering an array of different levels of care, our program prepares physicians to provide comprehensive evidence-based, high-quality, compassionate, and trauma-informed psychiatric care for youth and their families.
Program Aims
We achieve our mission through the following program aims:
AIM 1: 100% of our graduates will be board-certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry within 5 years of graduation from our fellowship program.
AIM 2: Develop a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry workforce adept in treating children of all ages and conditions, especially those with neurodevelopmental disorders
AIM 3: Our graduates will incorporate individual psychotherapy and family work in their clinical practice.
AIM 4: 50% of our graduates will practice primarily in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Virginia, giving back to the local community
AIM 5: Our graduates will be competent in providing care to all populations including military families