About the Fellowship
The fellowship provides an opportunity to individuals seeking advanced training in reproductive and perinatal psychiatry and infant mental/relational health. Fellows will be provided with education and training three days a week and will provide independent psychiatric clinical care (predominantly in reproductive and relational health) two days a week.
Fellows will receive in-depth exposure and training in psychotherapeutic, pharmacologic and integrative treatment of patients through reproductive transitions.
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
- Preconception Counseling and Family Planning
- Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
- Psychiatric Aspects of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
- Trauma and Grief during the Perinatal Period
- Perinatal Substance Use Disorders
- Psychiatric Aspects of Perimenopause
- Perinatal Sleep Disorders
- Infant Mental (Relational) Health
- Infancy and Early Childhood mental health
- Integrated Care Models and Collaborative Care
- Tele-mental Health
- Psychiatry Access Program Consultations to primary care
- Community-based Mental Health, Resiliency and Parenting Interventions (Strong Roots Program)
- Delivery of individual and group based Strong Roots and other evidence-based psychotherapies
Our education program includes:
- National Curriculum of Reproductive Psychiatry Fellows Series
- Weekly Psychiatric Grand Rounds
- Weekly individual & group supervision from our expert faculty
- Participation in Strong Roots Program Trainings (Including SR Perinatal DBT, Mom Power, Parent Cafés and Fraternity of Fathers)
- Participation in Video-feedback assessments and interventions
- Participation in infant mental/relational health educational events
- Participation in perinatal and infant mental health intervention evaluation and research
Fellows are encouraged to explore and develop additional clinical or research interests as they relate to women and infant mental health. Fellows may take advantage of a robust research program that integrates basic research, intervention development, adaptation and efficacy evaluation, and implementation science to understand perinatal mood, anxiety, and trauma-related difficulties, enhance parent and child relationships, and promote healthy outcomes for every young child and their caregivers. There are also opportunities for presentations and lectures, supervision of students and trainees, and other education ventures. The fellowship training experience can be tailored to fit individual interests.
Primary Clinical site within Adult Outpatient Psychiatry:
The primary clinical site is located in the Rachel Upjohn Building on the northeast side of Ann Arbor within Michigan Medicine. We also provide telemedicine sessions from our clinic to reach individuals in rural and underserved areas.
Fellows will work in our Perinatal and Reproductive Psychiatry Specialty Clinic (PRPSC) and our Infant and Early Childhood Clinic (IECC).
Rotations
In addition to the PRPSC and IECC, fellows will rotate through clinical services offered at the University of Michigan Hospital System such as the Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital, a comprehensive integrated clinic in Maternal Fetal Medicine managing perinatal substance use disorders, and/or the Congenital Heart Center at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital supporting perinatal parents of babies born with congenital cardiac disorders. Fellows will also have the opportunity to participate in prescriber phone consultations and multidisciplinary panel reviews to support perinatal patients in Michigan through Michigan Clinical Consultation & Care (MC3), Michigan's child & perinatal psychiatry access program.
Compensation
Salary and benefits are based on the PGY house staff stipend level determined by Michigan Medicine, Office of Graduate Medical Education.
Required Qualifications
Applicants must hold an M.D. or equivalent degree, be certified or eligible and working towards certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and must hold or be eligible for an active medical license, controlled substance license, and DEA license in the State of Michigan prior to start date. Evidence of clinical competence and competence in clinical and didactic teaching is expected.
How to Apply
To apply please send a personal statement (one page maximum) describing your interests in perinatal and women’s mental health, achievements, and career goals, curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendations, one specifically from the residency program director, to Jen Sullivan, Department of Psychiatry Faculty Affairs Manager.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended. All applications are due by September 1, 2025. The Fellowship will run annually from August through July.
Background Screening
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening, fingerprinting and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
Mission Statement
Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.
