The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Psychiatry Fellowship provides two unique and intensive training programs in psychiatry for Physician Assistants (PA) and Nurse Practitioners (NP); Adult Psychiatry and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry. Throughout the twelve month program, fellows will gain experience in a variety of clinical settings with a diverse patient population.
The program is balanced with didactic education and clinical training. Through both didactic education and direct patient care, APP fellows will receive extensive clinical education in psychiatric pathology and etiology, psychiatric evaluation and diagnostic formulation, psychopharmacology, medicolegal and ethical principles, electronic medical record training and patient management from experienced psychiatrists, APPs and other School of Medicine faculty.
The fellowship combines a structured didactic program with a comprehensive clinical experience. The goal is to provide in depth, advanced, and structured training to APPs to become proficient clinicians, educators, and leaders in clinical and academic psychiatry. The training is based on a core curriculum of clinical assignments, seminars, and individual supervision. Fellows learn psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic treatments for disorders throughout the life cycle. The didactic curriculum complements the hands-on experience and is designed to help fellows acquire a comprehensive and current base of knowledge of psychiatry. The program is part of the University of Missouri School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry where APP fellows are supervised, supported, mentored, and taught by dedicated faculty physicians and experienced psychiatric APPs. As part of an academic medical center, APP fellows are provided with the unique opportunity to train in an academic medical center dedicated to offering continuing medical education and compassionate care. The fellowship closely mirrors a psychiatric physician residency program and fellow will have the unique opportunity to work and train along psychiatric resident physicians as well as an APP fellow cohort. Upon graduation, APP fellows will have the training, experience, and confidence to provide a wide-range of psychiatric services in almost any clinical setting.
Didactic Training
- Weekly didactic lectures
- Grand Rounds
- Journal Club
- Case Conferences
- Quizzes
- CME opportunities
Clinical Training
Advanced clinical training in:
- Adult inpatient psychiatry
- Consultation-liaison service
- Outpatient psychiatry clinic
- Substance use disorders
- Child and adolescent inpatient psychiatry
- Neurodevelopmental disorders
- Integrated medicine
- Neuromodulation (ECT, TMS, VNS, Esketamine)
- Psychotherapy
- Research and publication opportunities
Entry Requirements and Application
- Graduate from an accredited physician assistant or PMHNP program before start date
- Pass the applicable national certification exam before start date
- Licensed to practice as a PA or NP in Missouri before start date
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Transcripts
- Three letters of references, to include at least a letter from: 1. PA/NP program director (if a recent graduate); 2. physician who supervised the applicant on clinical rotation or in practice
To apply
download the application
Application Deadline
- Applications must be submitted by December 31st of the calendar year prior to the next July 1st Program Start Date (e.g. For Program Start Date July 1, 2025, application deadline is December 31, 2024).
- If selected for an interview, applicants will be notified in January to schedule an interview in February.
Program Start Date
The program start date for the general psychiatry fellowship is generally July 1; start dates can vary based on licensure and credentialing. Applications are accepted year round and interview scheduling begins four months prior to respective fellowship start dates. All application materials should be either emailed or mailed to the program director.
Credentials Awarded
- Certificate of Completion
Benefits
- Competitive Fellowship Salary of $71,121
- Four weeks of vacation
- Sick leave
- Eligible for health, vision, dental and life insurance
- Books and other learning materials provided
- Unique opportunity to train along psychiatry resident physicians with comprehensive, direct and individual training from experienced attending Psychiatrists and APPs within the University of Missouri School of Medicine
- Direct hands-on training
- Research opportunities
- Dedicated faculty and support staff
- Professional mentorship
- Attendance to U.S Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress or American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Conference
- Preparation for NCCPA CAQ-Psychiatry CAQ Examination including: required CME, clinical experience, and test preparation
- Paid subscription for NCCPA Psychiatry CAQ Question Bank (Rosh Review)
- To date 100% pass rate for NCCPA CAQ-Psychiatry for program graduates
- Opportunity to increase starting salary rate and competitive advantage for graduates of advanced fellowship training programs
- 100% employment following graduation from fellowship of all graduates
