How are these child psych programs?

[lilek22]

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My last thread didn't get as much traction as I hoped for. So here's another attempt. How are these programs in terms of quality of training, nurturing culture, and work-life balance? By the last, I don't want anyone to think I'm lazy, I stay until the work is done, I do notes, chart review, and read after my son has gone to bed, but I would appreciate a program that understands I would like to see my son during the work week (which has been an actual issue in my current program).

Yale
Brown
CHOP
UMass (only accepts 2 residents a year... maybe too small to get into?)
UW Madison
UMich Ann Arbor
WashU

 

[Merovinge]

No CAP fellowship is going to stop you from being a parent, the field by its nature is extremely supportive of family responsibilities and work/life balance. In fact, programs with rigorous call schedules or tough hours find it very difficult to fill with quality applicants. You will be able to ascertain this information on the interview day. If a program has you coming in to see patients in a busy ED at a children's hospital, it will certainly be a different experience than a no or minimal call program.

Madison and Ann Arbor both have strong midwestern reputations (with the edge certainly going to Ann Arbor). They both have great training and a very positive environment from my experience with their graduates. I don't have enough personal experience with the other 5 to provide you with more information but those are certainly very elite programs.

 

[MedMan80]

CHOP - fairly busy call schedule from what I recall, anytime you have a program that lacks a general psych program, expect the calls to be heavier as you don't have the general residents carrying the bulk of the call burden.

Yale - strong program, opportunity to do an international elective. 2 tracks, one funded by CT state and another purely Yale..

 

[lilek22]

No CAP fellowship is going to stop you from being a parent, the field by its nature is extremely supportive of family responsibilities and work/life balance. In fact, programs with rigorous call schedules or tough hours find it very difficult to fill with quality applicants. You will be able to ascertain this information on the interview day. If a program has you coming in to see patients in a busy ED at a children's hospital, it will certainly be a different experience than a no or minimal call program.

Madison and Ann Arbor both have strong midwestern reputations (with the edge certainly going to Ann Arbor). They both have great training and a very positive environment from my experience with their graduates. I don't have enough personal experience with the other 5 to provide you with more information but those are certainly very elite programs.

Thanks for the info on Madison and Ann Arbor.. they both sound like beautiful towns too. I wouldn't have thought an adult psych program could have been so busy either but I've lived it so I'm wary this time around.

CHOP - fairly busy call schedule from what I recall, anytime you have a program that lacks a general psych program, expect the calls to be heavier as you don't have the general residents carrying the bulk of the call burden.

Yale - strong program, opportunity to do an international elective. 2 tracks, one funded by CT state and another purely Yale..

I think I did see elsewhere on this board about CHOP. I'm not all that thrilled about the idea Philadelphia either. Thanks!