Education provides the foundation for career advancement, enabling individuals to acquire specialized skills that make them more competitive. Education allows individuals from diverse backgrounds to come together, learn from each other, and break down societal barriers.
Research is the foundation for breakthroughs in science, technology, and medicine. It translates new ideas into practical solutions that improve our daily lives and health outcomes. Academic mental health research is critical to understanding, treating and preventing poor mental health.
Psychology Internship Program
The APA-accredited Psychology Internship offers a 12-month, full-time clinical training experience for doctoral level psychology residents across several areas of the healthcare system.
Behavioral Health Fellowships
This is a one-year integrated primary care fellowship with a clinical focus preparing fellows for independent practice in primary care settings with underserved populations.
Behavioral Health Education & Training
Training programs across behavioral health and clinical disciplines.
- CAM Academy
- Counselor Training Programs
Psychology Externship Program
Denver Health offers psychology externship training opportunities for doctoral students seeking advanced clinical training within an integrated safety-net health care system.
Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellowship Program
Behavioral Health Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellowship Overview
The Denver Health APP Post-graduate Fellowship in Behavioral Health will provide an intense, well-rounded, 12 months of clinical and didactic training to facilitate a successful career as a behavioral health physician assistant or nurse practitioner.
Behavioral health APP fellows will rotate through four core training areas, for three months in each rotation. A longitudinal, outpatient rotation will also be offered through the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus to further build skills for psychiatric evaluations and long-term medication management. For more information, please visit our APP page.
Additional Information
- Maximum class size of 2 fellows per year
- Stipend aligned with comparable trainees at the institution for the one-year program
- To start the application process, please apply here.
To apply to the APP Fellowship Program contact Francine Ramirez, at Francine.Ramirez@dhha.org or bhappfellowship@dhha.org with questions.
Learn more about our other academic programs:
Denver Health has successfully integrated behavioral health into our 10 community health centers and many of our specialty clinics. We have a robust standardized program with interdisciplinary behavioral health providers including: psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed clinical social workers and addiction counselors. The Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) Academy is comprised of these individuals who use their expertise to teach professionals and medical systems the tools necessary to provide this challenging yet rewarding service. To learn more about our Integrated Behavioral Health Academy email us.
Training in Forensic Psychiatry
In collaboration with the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Denver Health offers a one-year accreditation council of a graduate medical education certified training program for psychiatrists interested in forensic psychiatry sub-specialty training.
Our Services
Forensic Psychiatry works closely with the judicial system, providing the following:
- Determination of competency to stand trial
- Determination of mental status at the time of the offense for criminal trials
- Determination of competency for testaments and contracts
- Determination for guardianship and capacity for medical decision making
- Evaluation of care givers involved in custody disputes
- Fit for duty exams
- Assessment and treatment for inmates in Denver city and county jails
- Consultation in civil litigation
- Refugee evaluations
Training in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
In collaboration with University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, Denver Health offers a one-year ACGME-accredited fellowship for psychiatrists who seek consultation-liaison psychiatry sub-specialty training.
University of Colorado Psychiatry Residency
The University of Colorado’s unique program offers diverse clinical experiences at University of Colorado Hospital, Denver Health Medical Center, the Denver Veterans Administration Medical Center, Children’s Hospital Colorado, and other training settings. Denver Health Psychiatry Residents rotate through Medicine, Neurology, Inpatient Psychiatry, Emergency Psychiatry, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry and many other electives at Denver Health.
