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University of Rochester, New York ++ Charles E. Steinberg Fellowship

Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program

Director(s) Robert L Weisman, D.O.
Associate Director J. Richard Ciccone, MD*+
Address University of Rochester Medical Center,
Psychiatry and Law Program
300 Crittenden Boulevard
Rochester, NY
Zip Code 14642
Telephone (585) 275-6723
Fax (585) 276-2292
Email robert_weisman@urmc.rochester.edu
URL http://URL https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/education/graduate-medical-education/prospective-fellows/forensic-psychiatry-fellowship.aspx
Program Coordinator and Email Marylee Gramlich: marylee_gramlich@urmc.rochester.edu
Level PGY-5, PGY-6
Positions 2
Accredited by ACGME Yes
Annual Stipend Range: $104,753 - $112,645


Program description

The University of Rochester fellowship program is organized to provide a balance of forensic psychiatric evaluations, consultations, clinical care, didactic seminars, and supervision. These experiences take place in a number of settings: (1) The Rochester Regional Forensic Unit, a 115-bed facility delivering evaluations and treatment to mentally disordered, unsentenced defendants and individuals found NGRI; (2) The Monroe County Sociological Center providing consultations to local state courts, and community Departments of Correction; (3) Wayne County Behavioral Health Center and Jail; and (4) The University of Rochester Medical Center.

The training experience includes supervised forensic psychiatric evaluations, consultations and treatment, and didactic seminars including: (1) Legal seminars conducted by faculty composed of a judge and attorneys; (2) Landmark Cases seminar; and (3) Psychiatry & Law seminar. The fellows will evaluate individuals involved in civil and criminal litigation and provide expert witness testimony. Fellows will also have the opportunity to perform risk assessments, participate in a program that follows post-insanity acquittees now residing in the community, and law enforcement examinations. Throughout the year, the fellows are expected to teach psychiatric residents, contribute to a JAAPL Legal Digest Case Report, with the option for additional supervised scholarly projects. Opportunities exist for fellows with special interests in Child & Adolescent, Addiction, or Geriatric psychiatry to participate a specialized track.
Fringe benefits include travel stipend to the Annual AAPL Meeting and Forensic Psychiatry Review Course.
Offers forensic electives for psychiatric residents. Contact program director for details.

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