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Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship
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Why Choose University Hospitals

Top 10 Reasons to Train in Addiction Psychiatry at University Hospitals Shared by Recent Trainees

  1. Feel Supported: Residency and fellowship can be difficult, and you want to have a team on your side that helps you get through the tougher days. You can expect to experience this at UH Cleveland Medical Center. There is always someone to talk to about work and non-work-related issues.
  2. Feel Guided: Becoming a physician was challenging enough, then you need to decide which residency to choose, and then which fellowship to pursue, often without much guidance. At UH Cleveland Medical Center, when it comes time to graduate, be certain that the team will guide you to find the job that fits your interests, goals and needs.
  3. Get Recognized: Interested in presenting at conferences, applying for grants, receiving awards and scholarships? UH Cleveland Medical Center faculty is well reputed in the field of General/Addiction Psychiatry and help their trainees receive the recognition they deserve from national organizations.
  4. Feel Prepared: At UH Cleveland Medical Center, you’ll treat patients of all demographics and addictions of varying types and intensities. The variety of cases encountered in Cleveland will prepare you well to handle even the most difficult withdrawal symptoms and substance use disorders you may encounter upon graduation.
  5. Feel Rewarded: Working with patients through the spectrum of treatment, (i.e., withdrawal management (detox), residential, IOP and PHP), you’ll get to follow patients’ progression through their treatment. Watching patients receive their sobriety token is such a rewarding feeling, knowing that you helped someone improve their lives, one step at a time.
  6. Enjoy Cleveland: Big city vibes without the big city cost or traffic. There is just so much to do in Cleveland, like the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, A Christmas Story House, West Side Market, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Botanical Garden, Edgewater Beach, Garfield Park, and much more. Spend a year of fellowship in a city that offers so much to do during those weekends off when you just need to unwind.
  7. Work/Life Balance: There is no call obligation and there are opportunities for internal and external moonlighting.
  8. Professional Development: Opportunity to mentor and hone educational skills by lecturing medical students and residents.
  9. Educational Sessions: Bond with Addiction Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine fellows over learning, debate of important issues in addiction, and discussion of challenging cases.
  10. Program Administrator: Literally the best administrative staffer ever—KATE KILBANE! She makes everything better!

I often reflect on the people I’ve met, the amount I’ve learned and the fun I had while in Cleveland, even during COVID. I loved the people I worked with and am I’m still in touch with Kate, our program coordinator, and Dr. Delos Reyes (the previous program director), along with the fellows and residents that I worked with. The training made me confident in the care I provide my patients.

Talha Baloch, MD (2020 graduate)
Layne Gritti, MD (2022 graduate)
Chinenye Okukpon, MD (2021 graduate)