Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship
The University of Washington Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship is a fully accredited one year program for residents entering in their PGY-5 year after completion of a General Psychiatry Residency Program. Our mission is to provide excellent, multidisciplinary subspecialty training in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry by integrating broad clinical experiences with comprehensive didactic training, close clinical supervision, and scholarly time which allows a fellow to pursue an area of interest. Our program provides leadership and organizational skills together with strong clinical teaching in the service of developing qualified, competent, compassionate and ethically-minded academic and community-based clinical leaders in the area of Psychosomatic Medicine.
This fellowship offers both inpatient (i.e. medical/surgical services) and outpatient (i.e. medical/surgical clinics) Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry experiences at University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) and Harborview Medical Center (HMC). We have attending psychiatrists or psychologists working in many clinics and you may choose to work in one or more of these. At UWMC, the clinics in which fellows may work include: dermatology, family medicine, geriatrics, neurology, multiple sclerosis, the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, the Diabetes Care Center, general internal medicine, maternal infant care, the Regional Heart Center and the Women's Clinic. Fellows will also have experiences working with the HMC Consultation Service, which consists of psychiatrists, residents, PhD psychologists, social workers and clinical nurse specialists working in an excellent interdisciplinary training setting. As a county hospital and part of the University of Washington network of hospitals serving 5 states (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho), HMC has a diverse population in terms of age, ethnic/cultural and socioeconomic mix. HMC is the only Level I adult and pediatric trauma center and regional burn center serving 4 states and has Centers for Emphasis in the areas of: neurosciences; trauma; burns; reconstruction and rehabilitation; the mentally ill, chemically dependent and medically vulnerable; and AIDS/HIV/STD treatment. This position works with a variety of populations in different on-site clinics: Family Medicine, Adult Medicine, International Clinic, Hepatitis/Liver, HIV/AIDS, Epi/Neurology, Rehab Medicine, Medical Specialties, Pioneer Square.
As part of the fellowship, we also incorporate scholarly time for fellows to develop an area of interest. Fellows will also have every opportunity to participate in longstanding weekly C/L research meetings, if they desire, and may be able to collaborate on research projects, ideally in an area of interest.
Application Materials
- Letter of Interest
- Curriculum Vitae
- Proof of completion of a general psychiatry residency program
- 3 or more letters of reference
- UW Application for Residency (PGY-5)
Download Preceptor Information
For more information or to apply, please contact:
Karina Uldall, MD, MPH
Director, Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship
Medical Director, Outpatient Consult/Liason Service, Harborview Medical Center
Associate Professor
325 Ninth Ave, Box 359896
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206.991.6224
keegan@u.washington.edu
