Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Training Permian Basin

Program Overview

The program strives to create a learning environment that motivates the trainee towards independent lifelong and experiential learning, promoting a developmental approach to the comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and evidence based treatment of the wide range of child, adolescent and family psychopathology, integrating biological, psychological and social interactive influences with typical development across the life cycle through adolescence.  

Our program is fortunate to be in an institution that is nationally known for its focus on patient and family centered care in pediatrics. This environment facilitates our goals of integrating biological, neurological and social sciences to focus on excellent science, involving the family and patients throughout the process. We augment this approach with experiential learning about culture and spirituality and their influence on the family’s approach and acceptance of psychiatric interventions, thus making our work more effective and collaborative. 

The specific goals of the child and adolescent psychiatry training include acquiring the skills and knowledge to: 

• Comprehensively evaluate children and their families for developmental abnormalities and psychiatric disorders and to develop and implement evidence-based comprehensive treatment plans with the family and the patient. 
• Provide a range of indicated treatment modalities for children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders and their families, including a variety of brief and longer-term psychotherapies, individual, family and group as well as psychopharmacology.
• Develop consultative and liaison skills to provide services in a variety of hospital and community settings that provide mental health services to children and their families, including pediatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, schools, the juvenile justice/forensic system and community mental health systems of care. 

What to Expect During Fellowship?

The following are different locations that the fellows rotate at, over the course of the 2-year program. 

• Texas Tech Physicians of the Permian Basin (Midland) 
• Midland Memorial Hospital (Midland) 
• Oceans Behavioral Hospital Permian Basin (Midland) 
• Midland Juvenile Detention Center (Midland) 
• Midland Community Healthcare Services (Midland) 
• Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center - Inpatient (Midland)
• Dr. Rahul Sinha - Neurology (Midland)

Goals and Objectives 

The clinical rotations for the child and adolescent psychiatry training program at the TTUHSC Permian Basin are organized to provide the fellow with intense and focused experiences in order to develop the comprehensive skills necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of the full scope of child, adolescent and family psychopathology. Experiences are tailored to train the fellow to function as a leader of and collaborator with multidisciplinary teams in a variety of settings (inpatient, outpatient, pediatric hospital, schools, juvenile justice center, community systems of care, etc.). While goals and objectives for each rotation have been developed, it is recognized that clinical learning takes place in every encounter and cannot be totally qualified or quantified by specific goals within the core rotations. 

Curriculum & Coursework

Contact the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program for more information at pbpsychadmin@ttuhsc.edu. 

Admissions Requirements

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Applications are only accepted through the ERAS program. No faxes mailed and/or emailed applications will be accepted.

1. Applications are only accepted through the ERAS program. No faxes mailed and/or emailed applications will be accepted.
2. TTUHSC policy mandates that only J-1 visas be sponsored for physicians in training. TTUHSC will accept EAD and green cards.
3. Applicants must be eligible for a physician in training permit issues by the Texas Medical Board (TMB). To review the requirements for a physician in training permit, you may visit the TMB website. Information for training permits can be found in the section on Physicians in Training (PIT).
4. Applicants should submit the following documents through ERAS:
   • ERAS Application
   • Medical School Transcripts
   • USMLE Test Results
   • Dean's Letter
   • Three (3) Letters of Recommendation
   • Personal Statement
   • CV

Curriculum Vitae (CV) and letters should fully account for the time since medical school graduation.

Candidates requiring visa sponsorship should provide specific information in their application.

Selection Process for Fellows

The Department of Psychiatry has established a fellow recruitment committee to assist with the initial screening of applicants for interview selection, as well as candidate selection for training, through the National Residency Matching Program, based on each applicant's cumulative evaluations. Members of the committee include the Program Director and selected faculty, as well as the chief fellow.

Interview Process
Our program conducts all residency interviews virtually via Zoom. We strive to provide a welcoming and informative interview experience that gives applicants the opportunity to learn more about our program, meet our faculty, and ask questions about training at TTUHSC Permian Basin. Each applicant is evaluated using a standardized process that considers information provided in the application as well as information obtained during the interview. Interviewers may also provide qualitative comments to supplement the evaluation. Applicants will receive Zoom access information and interview details in advance of their scheduled interview. Although interviews are conducted virtually, we encourage applicants to learn more about our program, training sites, and the Midland-Odessa community as they consider whether the Permian Basin is the right fit for their residency training.

We look forward to meeting you virtually!

Rank Order Process
Evaluation scores, as well as, qualitative evaluator input is tallied and reviewed by the fellowship recruitment committee. The committee meets two weeks prior to the deadline for submission of a rank order list to the National Resident Matching Program. Applicants are ranked through the combined input of committee members.