Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship

The Carilion Clinic–Virginia Tech Carilion Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Program offers a 12-month fellowship in geriatric psychiatry that meets the requirements for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology subspecialty certification examination. Our program trains physicians to be highly competent and caring geriatric psychiatry practitioners. The fellowship advances mental healthcare in southwestern Virginia by improving care access and by providing community and professional education.

Our mission is to provide an genuine, real-life  learning experience in geriatric psychiatry that prepares our graduates to be highly competent in  clinical geriatric care, geriatric research, and geriatric education.

This real-life preparation is gained through diverse clinical opportunities, outstanding teaching faculty, and a training program that gives careful attention to balancing a fellow’s autonomy, supervision, mentoring, as well as time devoted to research and didactic activities. The goal of our program is to provide an educational experience that provides its fellows with excellence in knowledge, skills, and clinical judgment in the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders and common medical and neurological disorders. Our graduates develop the requisite interest and skills for continuing their professional development.