Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship | Riverside University Health System

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Letter from the Program Director

Welcome, and thank you for your interest in the Riverside University Health System (RUHS) Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program in Riverside, California. Our mission is to train the next generation of child and adolescent psychiatrists to provide compassionate, culturally responsive, and evidence-based care to the young people and their families of Southern California's Inland Empire and beyond. We welcome applicants who are eager to learn, driven by purpose, and inspired to make a difference in the lives of children, adolescents, and families. I invite you to learn more about who we are, what we stand for, and how you can be part of this transformative journey.

Dalia N Balsamo, MD, DFAPA, DFAACAP, FASAM

Program Director

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Residents per Year

2024

Year Established

439

Bed County Hospital

Curriculum

Year-by-year training structure and rotation schedule

Block schedule

1 Endocrine Clinic
2 Inpatient Consult
3 Endocrine Clinic
4 Inpatient Consult
5 Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
6 Vascular Medicine
7 Inpatient Consult
8 Endocrine Clinic
9 Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
10 Elective
11 Inpatient Consult
12 Endocrine Clinic

Maternal-Fetal MedicineRotation time allocationEndocrine Clinic: 70% outpatient (includes 20% continuity clinic and 10% FNA clinic); 10% inpatient; 10% academic; 10% research.Inpatient Endocrinology: 20% outpatient (continuity clinic); 70% inpatient consults; 10% academic.Radiology / Nuclear Medicine: 70% outpatient; 20% academic; 10% research.Vascular Medicine: 50% outpatient; 20% inpatient; 20% academic; 10% research.Maternal-Fetal Medicine: 80% outpatient; 10% academic; 10% research.

Block schedule

1 Inpatient Consult
2 Maternal-Fetal Medicine
3 Endocrine Clinic
4 Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
5 Inpatient Consult
6 Endocrine Clinic
7 Vascular Medicine
8 Endocrine Clinic
9 Elective
10 Endocrine Clinic
11 Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
12 Endocrine Clinic

Inpatient ConsultRotation time allocationEndocrine Clinic: 70% outpatient (includes 20% continuity clinic and 10% FNA clinic); 10% inpatient; 10% academic; 10% research.Inpatient Endocrinology: 20% outpatient (continuity clinic); 70% inpatient consults; 10% academic.Radiology / Nuclear Medicine: 70% outpatient; 20% academic; 10% research.Vascular Medicine: 50% outpatient; 20% inpatient; 20% academic; 10% research.Maternal-Fetal Medicine: 80% outpatient; 10% academic; 10% research.