There are several different training pathways to a career in child and adolescent psychiatry, each of which offers a unique training experience based on your interests, please click on the links below to learn more about all the current options: 

• Traditional Training Programs - Residents complete five total years of training: three years of general psychiatry residency training (including internship), plus two years of child and adolescent psychiatry specialty training.
  Visit the ACGME website's Institution and Program Finder
  • Select “Child and Adolescent Psychiatry” in the specialty dropdown box and click the View Report button to generate a list of CAP programs.
• Integrated Training Programs - Residents complete five years of training in general psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry at the same time.
  What is an integrated training program?
  List of Integrated Training Programs
• Triple Board Programs - Residents complete five years of training that combines pediatrics, general psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry training in a single integrated experience.
  Learn more at the Triple Board Web site
  List of Triple Board Program Contacts
  
• Post Pediatric Portal Program (PPPP) - Pediatricians become board-certified in general psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry after completing a three-year training experience.
  Learn more about the PPPP.