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Welcome to the Community Psychiatry Fellowship Program in the department of psychiatry at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville. This is a one-year program offers a fellowship experience in public/community psychiatry in conjunction with Sulzbacher, a homeless shelter and FQHC that serves as a national model for comprehensive services to combat homelessness. Named in honor of Dr. Richard Christensen, the fellowship offers a unique focus on street psychiatry and is designed to provide psychiatrists with the tools needed to help patients in their recovery goals. The fellowship, completed during the PGY4 year, empowers psychiatrists to embody Dr. Christensen’s sentiment for those most marginalized by society, “I see you, I hear you, you are not invisible.”

Utilizing multi-dimensional treatment to serve those experiencing homelessness during their path to recovery, psychiatrists will learn about publicly funded systems of care, and incorporate treatment planning that not only focuses on biological, psychological, and social needs of individual patients but also the broader needs to combat health care disparities. Psychiatrists will identify how psychiatric care extends beyond the hospital or clinic into daily life, and how inter-professional care and teamwork can increase access to effective interventions for marginalized and excluded populations.

Clinical experience will be complemented by an academic curriculum that prepares trainees for the American Association of Community Psychiatry (AACP) Certification in Community and Public Psychiatry along with emphasizing clinical leadership and administrative/management skills that will provide fellows with the tools to become leaders in public psychiatry. For the interested candidate, there will also be opportunities for research and other scholarly activities.

Thank you for your interest in our fellowship program and feel free to contact us with any additional questions.

Ana T. Turner, M.D.
Program Director, Community Psychiatry Fellowship; Clerkship Director
University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville

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