Child & Adolescent Psychiatry as a Career

Find answers to commonly asked questions by residents thinking about entering child and adolescent psychiatry.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Training

Find answers to commonly asked questions by medical students and residents thinking about entering child and adolescent psychiatry.

Applying to Psychiatry Residencies and CAP Fellowships

Explore child and adolescent psychiatry career options, ways to get experience, inspiring stories, expert advice, and more to help you choose your path to psychiatry.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry as a Career - Video Interviews

Learn about training options and get tips on developing your career.

Award Opportunities

Apply for travel grants, fellowships, research programs, achievement awards, and more!

Research

Learn about the many research opportunities for residents in our field, or look through our research publications.

AACAP Networking Resources for Fellows

Find mentors, colleagues, and friends.

• National Meeting Information
• AACAP Engagement Pathways
• Regional Organization Contact Information

Leadership Opportunities

• Emerging Leaders Fellowship (Deadline: November 21, 2025)
• AACAP Congressional Fellowship
• AACAP John E. Schowalter, MD Resident Member of Council (Offered every even year with a July 15 deadline)
• AACAP Jerry M. Wiener, MD, Resident Council Member (Offered every odd year with a July 15 deadline)
• Assembly Resident Representative (Offered every odd year with an August 1 deadline)
• AACAP Robert L. Stubblefield, MD Delegate to the AMA Resident and Fellow Section (Offered every even year with an August 1 deadline)

Opportunities for Advocacy & Getting Involved with AACAP

• Explore AACAP
• AACAP Advocacy Engagement Resources 
• Join a Committee
• AACAP Legislative Activities
• Clinics Chapter on Advocacy
• Resident Advocacy Scholar

AACAP Mentor Search Tools

• Check out the Mentor Search Guide
• Explore Mentor Bios from AACAP’s Annual Meeting mentorship programs. (AACAP Member Login required)
• Watch Child & Adolescent Psychiatry as a Career - Video Interviews or other archived content highlighting diverse training journeys and career insights!
• Connect with a CAP member in your area by utilizing the (login required) Member Directory.
• Complete a CAP search based on practice area(s) of interest via the online scientific proceedings available on the AACAP Research webpage.
• Spot peers and leaders who could be mentorship contacts at AACAP group meetings and events.

Educational Toolkits, Readings, and Webinars

Check out AACAP’s toolkit on systems-based practice, annotated bibliography of psychotherapy readings, and Beyond Private Practice webinar series.

• Training Toolkit for Systems-Based Practice
• Psychodynamic Readings for Residents or Fellows
• Beyond Private Practice Webinar Series

Work/Life Balance

Balance is the goal, but how to get there? ECPs are making decisions everyday about how to spend precious "down time" and how to make the most of hours spent on the job. Enjoying a rich family life often seems at odds with career advancement in child psychiatry. Explore this section on Work/Life Balance to find out more about how to evaluate your own values and reach the personal and professional goals you set for yourself with support from AACAP.

Subspecialty Training and Career Planning

AACAP members share their personal career paths in child and adolescent psychiatry in the following subspecialties: academic psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, infant psychiatry, psychoanalysis, and systems of care.

Resources

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• Residency and Fellowship Match Resources
  
  
• Partner Organizations
  

AACAP 100% Club

The 100% Club was created exclusively for Programs (Training Directors & Program Coordinators) who recruit all of their residents to join AACAP. Be 100%!