91ɫƵ APP Psychiatry and Mental Health Fellowship
About our Fellowship
Why Choose a Psychiatric Behavioral Health Fellowship?
- Structured experiences are great for new graduates or practitioners transitioning to a new practice area.
- Clinical rotations include:
- General Psychiatric Ambulatory Clinics
- General Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Toxicology
- Child and Adolescent
- Child Development
- Embedded Psychiatry Ambulatory Clinics may include:
- HIV
- LGBTQ+
- Internal medicine integrated behavioral health
- Substance use disorders
- Perinatal
- APP fellow receives stipend, educational funds, standard 91ɫƵ APP benefits, and post-fellowship recruitment incentives
- The program integrates additional multi-faceted didactic opportunities to enhance the clinical learning experience including:
- In-person lectures
- Case presentations
- Online didactics and learning modules
- Self-reflective gratitude journaling
- Specialty focused didactics including lectures and journal clubs
APP Psychiatry and Mental Health Fellowship Leadership
Fellowship Program Director
Jason Ipsarides, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Fellowship Associate Program Director
Judy Evenson, PMHNP-BC
APP Vice Chair
Colleen Ballbach, CPNP-PC, PMHS
Coordinator
Cory Hagen, Education Program Coordinator II
APP Recruiter
Lauren Martin
laumartin@mcw.edu
Physician Champion
Himanshu Agrawal, MD
Program Inquiries
psychAPPfellowship@mcw.edu
Eligibility
Nurse Practitioners
- Completion of an accredited nurse practitioner master’s or doctoral program
- Eligible to be certified as a Nurse Practitioner (to be considered on an individual basis by program leadership)
- Eligible for licensure as a NP in Wisconsin
- Eligible for a DEA license
- Acceptable criminal background check
- Must be board certified by program start date
Physician Associate/Assistant
- Completion of an accredited physician associate's/assistant's master’s program
- Has PA License by program start date
- Eligible for NCCPAs certification
- Eligible for licensure as a PA in Wisconsin
- Eligible for a DEA license
- Acceptable criminal background check
Program Details
Start date: September 1
Length of fellowship: 12 months
Cohort size: 4 fellows per year
Credentials awarded: Certification of completion (Note: this does not take the place of a post-master's certification program)
Application Details
Application Deadlines: March 15 for start date September 1
Interviews
- Candidates who have completed their entire application will be reviewed by the fellowship selections committee
- Top candidates will be identified for an HR interview
- In-person or virtual interviews with fellowship leadership team to be conducted in early April for select candidates
Application
- Complete the .
- Submit to Human Resources:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Education Transcripts from the masters/doctorate nurse practitioner or physician associate/assistant program
- Copy of BCLS card (must be American Heart Association issued)
- Three letters of recommendation:
- Reference letters should address clinical experience, clinical knowledge & critical thinking, professionalism, and learning ability
- If you have graduated within the past two years, submit one letter from your program director or clinical faculty
- Preference for one letter submitted by a physician or APP who has worked with you clinically
- One-page statement of interest in postgraduate fellowship training within this specialty
If you have any questions, please contact fellowship leadership at psychAPPfellowship@mcw.edu.
Fellowship Benefits
- Immersion in specialty clinical practice and education
- Professional mentorship and networking
- Stipend to be discussed during interview process by HR
- NP and PA 91ɫƵ benefits
- Continuing education stipend
- Recruitment incentive and post-graduate placement support