Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship

The Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship provides a robust educational experience across a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings, with the goal of preparing our fellows to be leaders in the field.

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Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship

The Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship provides a robust educational experience across a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings, with the goal of preparing our fellows to be leaders in the field.

Thank you for your interest in our program. We would be very happy to speak with any candidates who are interested in our fellowship program in Academic Year 2026-27 and beyond or interested in consultation-liaison clinical work here at Brown University and Brown University Health.

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About Us

Our fellows join the consultation liaison services at Rhode Island Hospital (RIH) and The Miriam Hospital (TMH), gaining experience at both a large level one trauma/burn center and an academic community hospital. Our program faculty have expertise in diverse areas including Psycho-Oncology, Transplant Psychiatry, HIV, Neurocognitive Disorders, Women’s Mental Health, Functional Neurologic Disorders (PNES), Neuropsychiatry, Neuromodulation, Sleep, Addiction, and Integrated Care.

Fellows participate in daily multidisciplinary team rounds that include The Warren Alpert Medical School students, experienced nurse practitioners, substance use disorder trained social workers, and residents in General Psychiatry, Neurology, Internal Medicine and our Triple Board Program. Fellows receive individualized teaching in both formal didactic and bedside settings with our core faculty. They will participate in a quality improvement project, consultation liaison grand rounds, M&M meetings for general psychiatry, and have the opportunity to teach in both formal and informal settings.

Contact Us

Ms. Ema Costa
Program Coordinator
ecosta@butler.org 
(401) 455-6421

Colin J. Harrington, MD, FANPA, FAPM, DFAPA​
Program Director, Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine
colin_harrington@brown.edu
charrington@brownhealth.org 

Faculty

  • Colin Harrington MD

    Colin J. Harrington, MD

    Program Director, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program; Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator; Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator; Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator
  • Jeffrey Burock, MD

    Jeffrey Burock, MD

    Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist, The Miriam Hospital; Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Ellen Flynn, MD

    Ellen Flynn, MD

    Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist, Brown University Health Women’s Behavioral Medicine, Department of Psychiatry; Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior; Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Cyrus Gilbert, MD

    Cyrus Gilbert, MD

    Staff Psychiatrist, Rhode Island Hospital/The Miriam Hospital; Division Director, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Brown University Health; Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Matthew Howe, MD

    Matthew Howe, MD

    Staff Psychiatrist and Site Director, VAMC; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • William Curt LaFrance, Jr., MD

    William Curt LaFrance, Jr., MD

    Director, Division of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology, Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology, Rhode Island Hospital; Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior; Professor of Neurology
  • Caitlin Lawrence, MD

    Caitlin Lawrence, MD

    Staff Psychiatrist, Rhode Island Hospital; Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Seth Margolis

    Seth Margolis, PhD, ABPP-CN

    Board Certified Neuropsychologist, Rhode Island Hospital; Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Carmen Monzon, MD

    Carmen Monzon, MD

    Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist, Brown University Health Women’s Behavioral Medicine, Department of Psychiatry; Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior; Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Barbara Ruf, MD

    Barbara Ruf, MD

    Staff Psychiatrist and Site Director, The Miriam Hospital; Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
  • Elyssa Sham, MD

    Elyssa Sham, MD

    Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist, Rhode Island Hospital; Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry and Human Behavior,
  • Laura Stanton, MD

    Laura Stanton, MD

    Assistant Chief of Psychiatry, Division Director of Adult Integrated Care, Brown Health Medical Group; Staff Psychiatrist, The Miriam Hospital; Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Training Sites

Rhode Island Hospital (RIH) and The Miriam Hospital (TMH) are the primary medical-surgical, clinical, and training sites of the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship at The Warren Alpert Medical School. 

Rhode Island Hospital

Rhode Island Hospital is a 719-bed general medical hospital and a major teaching setting for The Warren Alpert Medical School. The Department of Psychiatry — comprised of inpatient, outpatient, emergency, partial hospital, and consultation psychiatry divisions — has well-developed programs emphasizing the interface of psychiatry with other medical specialties.

The Miriam Hospital

The Miriam Hospital is a 247-bed general medical-surgical and specialty service academic community hospital with high volume emergency department, medical, critical care, and outpatient services. The Miriam Hospital is also home to our Geriatric Psychiatry clinical and fellowship programs.

Brown University Health Clinics

Brown University Health, one of the primary academic health systems affiliated with The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, provides patient-centered psychiatric services at clinics across Rhode Island including primary care, bariatric surgery, HIV, oncology, renal transplant, women's medicine, weight loss, pain management, neurocognitive disorders, and homeless health.

Academics

Fellows spend the majority of their time on the Rhode Island Hospital Inpatient Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service with additional rotations at The Miriam Hospital scheduled across the year.

Monthly Blocks

JulyAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJune
RIH
VAMC		RIH
VAMC		RIH
VAMC		TMH
VAMC		TMH
VAMC		RIH
VAMC		RIH
VAMC		RIH
VAMC		TMH
VAMC		TMH
VAMC		RIH
VAMC		RIH
VAMC

Weekly Schedule

 MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
8 a.m. - 12 p.m.WardsWardsWardsDidacticsVA - HBPC
12-1 p.m.     
1-5 p.m.WardsWardsWardsWardsVA - HBPC

Plan to begin PsychoOncology Multidisciplinary Clinic in August 2026 - 4 hours per week. Details TBD.

VAMC: 1 Full day every other week. 2 nd and 4 th Friday of each month starting July 10, 2026.
Rotation: Outpatient CL (This rotation is longitudinal for the year in Home-Based Primary Care - HBPC).

Notes:

  1. Sites: RIH-Rhode Island Hospital, TMH-The Miriam Hospital and Brown University Health Ambulatory Clinics, and VAMC-Veterans Administration Medical Center
  2. Vacation time will be a total of 4 weeks to be taken on request of the fellow and after approval by the site director, but no more than one week at a time and no more than a total of two weeks per site during the year.
  3. The ambulatory/outpatient experience will account for approximately 10% of the first 6 months
    and approximately 20% of the latter 6 months of the academic year - and will consist of 2 weekly half day clinics throughout the year. Clinic experiences may include Hematology-Oncology, Renal Transplant, Cognitive Disorders, HIV Clinic, and Women’s Medicine Mental Health Clinic.
  4. Didactics, conferences, and other educational opportunities will be provided and included in the
    work day variably, some required (R) and others optional (O), and include, but are not limited to: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Didactics (R), Medicine Grand Rounds (O), Neurology Grand Rounds (O), Psychiatry Grand Rounds (R), Geriatric Medicine/Psychiatry Didactics (O),
    Neurology Noon Conference (O), and the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Case Conference (R).

Program Handbook

Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital Inpatient Consultation Sites

Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital Ambulatory Consultation Sites

Application Process

Thank you for your interest in our program. We would be very happy to speak with any candidates who are interested in our fellowship program in Academic Year 2026-27 and beyond or interested in consultation-liaison clinical work here at Brown University and Brown University Health.

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Applicants must have satisfactorily completed (or be pending graduation from) either an ACGME-accredited general psychiatry program or a general psychiatry program in Canada accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

The Brown CL Psychiatry program will not be accepting applications via ERAS for this upcoming application cycle. Please see below for application submission. We plan to accept applications via the ERAS platform for the following application cycle. 

Documentation Required:  Please scan and email the following documents to Program Coordinator Ema Costa.

  1. Completed CL Psych Program Application
  2. Copy of your current curriculum vitae
  3. Personal statement
  4. Copy of your current medical license
  5. Copy of your ECFMG or FLEX certificate (if applicable)
  6. Copy of your Visa and/or U.S. citizenship (passport)
  7. Medical Transcript (Dean’s Office)
  8. USMLE Scores
  9. Letter of recommendation from the Residency Training Program Director where you completed your general psychiatry training
  10. Two to three additional letters of recommendation

All letters of recommendation should be addressed to the Program Director, Colin J. Harrington, MD, and then scanned and emailed to Program Coordinator Ema Costa.

Resources

Accreditation, Boards, and Licensing

Brown University Health Organization

Professional Organizations

State of Rhode Island