Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship
Baltimore City’s Medical Office was founded in 1918. Dr. Jonas Rappeport, the third chief Medical Officer for Baltimore City and the first President of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL), founded the University of Maryland Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry in 1968. Dr. Rappeport, now Chief Medical Officer Emeritus, continues to be an influential figure and an active supporter of the program.
Fellowship graduates Annette Hanson, M.D. and Jeffrey Janofsky, M.D. are co-directors for the program. Both Drs. Hanson and Janofsky are active in supervision and teaching at the Circuit Court Medical Service. Dr. Hanson also provides supervision at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center where fellows are responsible for in-depth pretrial evaluations and the treatment of incompetent criminal defendants.
Prerequisites:
- All candidates must have completed an approved residency in psychiatry prior to entering the program.
- Fellows must obtain a license to practice medicine in the State of Maryland and must be able to meet the credentialing standards of the University of Maryland Medical Center and the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center.
How To apply:
Download the Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship application
Contact Information:
If you have any questions, please contact Anne Hanson, M.D., or Sarena Hines at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, 8450 Dorsey Run Road, P.O. Box 1000, Jessup, Maryland 20794-1000, or phone (410) 724-3149, or 724-3148.
