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Indiana University School of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Psychiatry
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship

Training future leaders to provide excellent integrated psychiatric care for the medically ill

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship

The Consultation-Liaison (CL) Psychiatry Fellowship program trains fellows to deliver excellent psychiatric care to patients with complex health conditions in a variety of medical and surgical settings. Graduates of the program will be prepared to educate and lead trainees, colleagues and the healthcare system in caring for this complex patient population.

The Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship is an ACGME-accredited one-year program that accepts up to two fellows per year. Fellows will have strong clinical experiences and a variety of opportunities for inpatient and outpatient electives. This program nurtures the fellow’s clinical, research, teaching and administrative skills, according to the fellow's individual goals.

Clinical Sites

IU Health University Hospital Front Entrance

IU Health University Hospital

Fellows rotate on the consultation-liaison psychiatry service at Indiana University Health University Hospital. This is a quaternary teaching hospital with busy solid organ transplant, bone marrow transplant and oncology services. The fellow will help lead the care of a team of residents and students in delivering care.

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Roudebush VA Medical Center

Fellows will perform inpatient consults on the consultation-liaison psychiatry service at the  Richard L. Roudebush Indianapolis VA Medical Center. The Roudebush VA receives referrals from VA hospitals in Indiana and neighboring states. There are also numerous opportunities for subspecialty electives including critical care, palliative care and sleep medicine.

Fellowship in Clinical Ethics

IU Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry fellows will have the opportunity to apply for and, if accepted, complete the competitive Fairbanks Fellowship in Clinical Ethics at Indiana University Health. This provides a unique opportunity for fellows to gain education in clinical ethics and gain invaluable experience in ethics consultation.  

Elective Opportunities

  • Transplant psychiatry
  • Pulmonary
  • Palliative care
  • Oncology/bone marrow transplant
  • Gastroenterology
  • Surgery
  • Neurology
  • Research
  • Child and adolescent consults at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health
  • Functional disorders
  • Obstetrics
  • Intensive care

Consultation-Liaison Program DidacticsDidactics

Fellows participate in a robust didactic series: 
  • Weekly fellowship didactics
  • One monthly shared fellowship didactics with the University of North Carolina CL Psychiatry Fellowship, with CL experts from around the country
  • Quarterly case conferences
  • Quarterly CL journal clubs
  • CL psychiatry book clubs
  • CL psychiatry board review sessions
  • Other optional (but encouraged) lectures include grand rounds, geropsychiatry didactics, addictions symposium, clinical ethics case conferences and neuropsychiatry journal club

Quick Facts

Interviews will be held virtually via Zoom.

Interested applicants are encouraged to contact program coordinator Linda Dye at ldye@iu.edu or by phone at 317-963-7310 with questions or concerns about their application or the program.

Application and Interview Process

For the 2025-2026 fellowship application year, the CL Psychiatry Fellowship is excited to announce that we are accepting applications either through ERAS or directly via email using the Academy of Consultation-Liaison common application. All applications will be reviewed and considered equally regardless of how the application is submitted. Our goal is to make the application process as inclusive and smooth as possible for everyone. Our application deadline is Oct. 15, 2024.

Fill out the Common Application Form for CL Psychiatry Fellowship.

Please address your personal interest in consultation-liaison psychiatry.

Applicants must have completed an accredited psychiatry residency and have a J-1 visa as the Department of Psychiatry at IU School of Medicine does not sponsor H-1B visas.

Please include one letter from program director and have all authors email each letter directly to Linda Dye.

Program Leadership

39113-Holmes, Emily Emily G. Holmes, MD, MPH

Emily G. Holmes, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

10554-Diaz, David David R. Diaz, MD

David R. Diaz, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

Clinical Faculty

27376-Baughman, Chad Chad D. Baughman, MPAS

Chad D. Baughman, MPAS

Adjunct Lecturer in Psychiatry

42317-Bridges, Michael Michael L. Bridges, MD

Michael L. Bridges, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

19712-Culleton, Sara Sara P. Culleton, MD, PhD

Sara P. Culleton, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

38411-Degen, Hanna Hanna E. Degen, DO

Hanna E. Degen, DO

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

40812-Roseberry, Kyle Kyle Roseberry, MD

Kyle Roseberry, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

Current Fellows

67879-Kong, Sarah Sarah Kong, DO

Sarah Kong, DO

PGY 5
Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine

50335-Smith, Alyssa Alyssa C. Smith, MD

Alyssa C. Smith, MD

PGY 5
Long School Of Medicine At University Of Texas Health San Antonio

Past Fellows

40812-Roseberry, Kyle Kyle Roseberry, MD

Kyle Roseberry, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

38411-Degen, Hanna Hanna E. Degen, DO

Hanna E. Degen, DO

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

19712-Culleton, Sara Sara P. Culleton, MD, PhD

Sara P. Culleton, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

23788-Tanious, Shariff Shariff F. Tanious, MD

Shariff F. Tanious, MD

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

18683-Cooley, Ben Ben Cooley, MD

Ben Cooley, MD

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry