Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship
UNMC offers a one-year, full time, ACGME-accredited fellowship in forensic psychiatry. The UNMC Forensic Psychiatry fellowship program's mission is to provide a broad educational program that will train fellows on the complex intersection of psychiatry, ethics and law.
Fellows will become proficient in the basics of criminal and civil law, with an emphasis on how public policy and sociocultural factors impact individuals involved in the public psychiatry system. This multidisciplinary fellowship program allows for close interaction with attorneys, judges, forensic psychologists and other justice involved public servants.
Training in a state with a unicameral legislature allows unique opportunities for connection and promotion of mental health policy. An emphasis is placed on community support and collaboration to facilitate diversion and mental health rehabilitation. Fellows will have the opportunity to engage with the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska, a system that supports behavioral health workforce development, promotes mental healthcare policy development and fosters mental health resources for justice involved populations. Upon graduation, fellows will be prepared to practice in all areas of forensic psychiatry, including academic, correctional and private practice.
About the Program
Clinical Rotations
- Poynter Hall is home base for fellows.
- Outpatient treatment of diversion court patients.
- Second opinions for complex capacity and other relevant C-L cases.
- Attend weekly Wellness Court staff meetings to discuss and provide recommendations for diversion court patients.
- Provide consultation for the Sarpy County Jail.
- Public psychiatric hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska.
- Competency to stand trial evaluations.
- Sanity evaluations.
- Other forensic and criminal evaluations.
- Competency restoration treatment.
- Fellows will have the opportunity to assist Kimberly Clawson, MD and Terry Davis, MD, JD in private criminal and civil evaluations throughout the year.
- These evaluations may include testamentary capacity, disability, private criminal cases and many others.
- The UNMC Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship has partnered with Dr. Richard Martinez at the University of Colorado at Anschutz School of Medicine Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship for weekly didactics, allowing for a greater breadth of education and training. Fellows will attend weekly didactics virtually.
- Fellows will attend a weekly Landmark Case Conference with other forensic trainees and forensic faculty at the Lincoln Regional Center.
Resources
Kimberly Clawson
Fellowship Director