If you are a medical student interested in child and adolescent psychiatry, there are several different training pathways to a career in the field, each of which offers a unique training experience based on your interests:

• 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.
  Click here to search the list of ACGME Accredited Programs and Sponsoring Institutions for child and adolescent psychiatry
     
• 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 Programs and Training Directors