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Hello everyone,
Haven't had any residents from my program go into forensics in recent years, and I wanted to get some input from senior residents, fellows and attendings: how difficult would it be to land a forensic fellowship at either USC, UCSF or UCSD, coming from a psych residency in California (not one of the above three)? Which one of these has best reputation for allowing fellows the appropriate experience in writing documents, and testifying? I know that Dr. Resnick is in Ohio but I have no intention in moving there for a year.
Furthermore, I've heard varying views on the utility of doing a forensic fellowship, especially since not all are top quality. I know several psychiatrists that work in the state hospital system, and occasionally testify in court, but they're not really acting as "forensic psychiatrists" per se, that is, not going out of their way to market themselves as forensic experts that are hired for complex cases. How viable is it to spend 50% of my time purely as a forensic expert, evaluating patients/writing reports/testifying?
Haven't had any residents from my program go into forensics in recent years, and I wanted to get some input from senior residents, fellows and attendings: how difficult would it be to land a forensic fellowship at either USC, UCSF or UCSD, coming from a psych residency in California (not one of the above three)? Which one of these has best reputation for allowing fellows the appropriate experience in writing documents, and testifying? I know that Dr. Resnick is in Ohio but I have no intention in moving there for a year.
Furthermore, I've heard varying views on the utility of doing a forensic fellowship, especially since not all are top quality. I know several psychiatrists that work in the state hospital system, and occasionally testify in court, but they're not really acting as "forensic psychiatrists" per se, that is, not going out of their way to market themselves as forensic experts that are hired for complex cases. How viable is it to spend 50% of my time purely as a forensic expert, evaluating patients/writing reports/testifying?