Training Rotation Sites

Our fellowship program offers diverse training experiences at various rotation sites. Each location provides unique opportunities to develop expertise in child and adolescent psychiatry.

Consultation-Liaison Service

Fellows gain hands-on experience in the psychosomatic aspects of psychiatry through the Consultation-Liaison team, which serves El Paso Children’s Hospital and University Medical Center of El Paso. This rotation focuses on managing psychiatric illnesses within the context of medical comorbidities, offering invaluable insights into integrated care.

Ysleta Independent School District (YISD)

Through a partnership with YISD, fellows provide services at a comprehensive care center clinic for students. Responsibilities include medication management and referrals for additional services, such as counseling. This rotation enhances fellows' skills in addressing mental health needs within an educational setting.

Indian Health Service (Tigua Tribe)

Fellows work with the Tigua tribe through the Indian Health Service, offering care to Native American adults and children/adolescents. This unique rotation emphasizes the cultural dimensions of psychiatry, providing a diverse and enriching training experience. Child and adolescent fellows are supervised by attending faculty specializing in this area.

Emergence Health Network (EHN)

At EHN, fellows engage with patients through the Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) program for first-episode psychosis. Under the guidance of child and adolescent psychiatry faculty, fellows gain autonomy and experience managing a distinctive patient population with complex mental health needs.

Juvenile Probation Department (JPD)

Fellows provide services to detained juveniles in El Paso County through a partnership with JPD. This rotation offers exposure to substance use, personality traits, and psychosocial challenges unique to juveniles involved in the legal system.

El Paso Child Guidance Center

Fellows serve the underserved population of the Paseo Del Norte Region through the El Paso Child Guidance Center. This community psychiatry rotation allows fellows to address the mental health needs of this special population under the supervision of board-certified child and adolescent psychiatry faculty.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship

Dr. Cecilia De Vargas, M.D.
Program Director
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship

Office: 915-215-5857

Email: Cecilia.DeVargas@ttuhsc.edu