Association for Academic Psychiatry (AAP)
CL-Psychiatry Fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center & VA Boston Healthcare System
Open Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship Position (AY 2026-2027)
NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY PATHWAYS AVAILABLE
The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center & VA Boston Healthcare System Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship has an open position for the upcoming academic year, July 2026 to June 2027.
This is a one-year, ACGME-accredited fellowship affiliated with Harvard Medical School, offering full-spectrum training in hospital-based Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry across Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the VA Boston Healthcare System. Fellows train in high-acuity inpatient consultation while maintaining longitudinal outpatient clinics throughout the year.
The program combines broad CL training with focused, mentored clinical pathways. Fellows may pursue advanced experience in neuropsychiatry, including cognitive neurology, memory disorders, movement disorders, and brain-behavior relationships, as well as psycho-oncology through longitudinal cancer wellness psychiatry and consultation in complex medical settings.
Fellows divide their year evenly between BIDMC and the VA Boston, gaining experience across two distinct health systems and developing fluency in systems-based care, interdisciplinary collaboration, and consultation across varied institutional cultures.
The fellowship is well suited for graduating psychiatry residents, current fellows considering a shift toward hospital-based psychiatry, or early-career psychiatrists seeking subspecialty training. Full-time positions are available. Part-time training and flexible start dates may be considered for the right candidate.
There is no overnight or weekend call. Fellows receive four weeks of vacation, protected weekly didactics and supervision, optional moonlighting opportunities, and eligibility for ABPN subspecialty board certification in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.
Learn more about the program and our leadership and faculty
If you are interested, curious, or know a colleague or trainee who might be a good fit, I would be very happy to connect.
Joshua Leo, MD, MPH
Salary follows the BIDMC housestaff scale with a current PGY-5 salary of $93,228 plus a $7,500 stipend. Fellows will be appointed as Clinical Fellow in Dept of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School
Eligibility for Massachusetts medical licensure is required. Visa sponsorship is subject to institutional policy.