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The Emory University Fellowship in Community Psychiatry/Public Health is a unique training opportunity whose mission is to train future leaders in the arena of community psychiatry. To complement the recent description of the Public Psychiatry Fellowship of New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University Medical Center, this report describes the key features of Emory’s fellowship—its academic curriculum, practicum experiences, site visits and other opportunities for collaboration, and ongoing mentoring and career development. Congruencies between these four key features and the seven core elements of Columbia’s fellowship are highlighted, as are several important differences. Such descriptions of innovative training programs in community and public psychiatry are essential in promoting excellence in education, which will translate into vital enhancements in programs, policy, and community-based approaches to mental health services.
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Kotwicki, R.J., Compton, M.T. Key Features of a Unique Community Psychiatry Fellowship: The Emory University Fellowship in Community Psychiatry/Public Health. Community Ment Health J 46, 403–408 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-009-9232-5
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