Eating Disorder Fellowships?

[GATORANALYST]

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Just wanted to know if anybody knows of any eating disorder fellowships.

thanks!

 

[whopper]

There are none as far as I know, however to bring in the knowledge of Russell Marx who heads the eating disorder clinic at the University hospital at Princeton (not affiliated with Princeton U.) and is an editor for an eating disorder journal, the best way to break into the field is to be in a program that has an eating disorder clinic, do a child fellowship since eating disorders are theorized to be rooted in several issues in child-parent interactions, and after fellowship, do work at a eating disorder clinic where they are willing to take you under their wing.

 

[GATORANALYST]

There are none as far as I know, however to bring in the knowledge of Russell Marx who heads the eating disorder clinic at the University hospital at Princeton (not affiliated with Princeton U.) and is an editor for an eating disorder journal, the best way to break into the field is to be in a program that has an eating disorder clinic, do a child fellowship since eating disorders are theorized to be rooted in several issues in child-parent interactions, and after fellowship, do work at a eating disorder clinic where they are willing to take you under their wing.

Hey Whopper,
How about if I wanted to work exclusively with this patient population after residency, on an outpatient basis (psychotherapy, med mgmt). Do I have to do the above fellowship?

 

[whopper]

Do I have to do the above fellowship?

That I can only answer as a psychiatric attending who knows not much else vs other attendings, and only heard things about this from Dr. Marx.

IMHO a child fellowship would greatly assist in your ability to treat eating disorders. It's not needed, but then again you don't need to go through a forensic fellowship to practice forensic psychiatry. The fellowship only helps--though it helps tremendously, and you may even be shunned in some areas without a fellowship.

A better person to ask is someone who works in the field. You may try to contact Dr. Marx or other psychiatrists in any of the various (though few) ED clinics across the country. Cincinnati for example has an ED clinic at their Lindner Center of Hope.
http://www.lindnercenterofhope.org/

http://www.princetonhcs.org/page4773.aspx

 

[gdbaby]

U Maryland Sheppard-Pratt has one. At least that's what they said at my interview.

 

[OldPsychDoc]

Hey Whopper,
How about if I wanted to work exclusively with this patient population after residency, on an outpatient basis (psychotherapy, med mgmt). Do I have to do the above fellowship?

ED Fellowships are basically designed for those who intend to do academic work in the field. They are not ACGME certified subspecialty fellowships and are not necessary to do clinical work in the field. That said, doing one might make you a more competitive applicant for a job in the field--but it's not like there are thousands of psychiatrists vying for a few plum jobs with these patients...

 

[borrelia]

U of Maryland Sheppard Pratt, definitely has one, I interviewed there, and saw it during the tour. I was very impressed with their program.