Top Schools Offering Child Psychiatry Residency Programs

Psychiatrists are medical doctors who diagnose and treat mental disorders. Students who pursue a career in this field can choose to specialize in child psychiatry. After earning a medical degree and completing 2-3 years of general training, prospective child psychologists must complete a residency program to receive education and experience in this psychiatric discipline.

View 23 Popular Schools »

Schools with Top-Ranked Child Psychiatry Residency Programs

1. Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD

The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine accepts up to six residents for its 2-year child and adolescent psychiatry residency program. The program focuses on education, experience and research, and residents develop interviewing, planning and therapy management skills. Additionally, medical school graduates can apply to the 5-year pediatric and child psychiatry program, which includes a 1-year internship and two 2-year residencies in general and child psychiatry. Johns Hopkins University was ranked 13th among national universities in 2012 by U.S. News & World Report.

2. Tulane University in New Orleans, LA

Tulane University's School of Medicine offers a child and adolescent psychiatry residency program with training in several forms of psychotherapy, including interpersonal and cognitive behavioral therapy. This 2-year program offers residents the option to specialize in school or infant psychiatry in the first year. The second year consists of clinical rotations, consultations and outpatient practice. The Princeton Review ranked Tulane University among the best 376 colleges in the U.S. in 2012.

3. University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, MA

The University of Massachusetts Medical School has a child and adolescent psychiatry residency program that only admits two applicants per year. Residents gain practical education and training in child psychiatry as well as interrelational practice with a culturally diverse blend of patients. U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester eighth in primary medical care and 53rd in medical research in 2011.

List of Ten Good Schools with Child Psychiatry Residency Programs

School Name	Distinction	Location
Brown University	Residency program awarded by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education	Providence, RI
Emory University	Clinical rotations among state and private area hospitals	Atlanta, GA
Johns Hopkins University	Offers educational services worldwide	Baltimore, MD
Tulane University	Rotations schedule is a collaborative process with student and the school	New Orleans, LA
University of Alabama at Birmingham	Most board certified child psychiatrists and most diverse service offerings in the state	Birmingham, AL
University of California - San Francisco	Child psychiatry service clinic offers infant, trauma and advocacy support in collaboration with school district and health department	San Francisco, CA
University of Kansas	Program includes training in addictions and forensic child psychiatry	Lawrence, KS
University of Massachusetts Medical School	Only public medical school in MA and one of the largest public psychiatry departments in the eastern U.S.	Worcester, MA
University of North Carolina	Participants act as chief resident in the second year in a teaching capacity	Chapel Hill, NC
Wright State University	Interactive clinical rotation program with a variety of other institutions	Dayton, OH