Training Sites

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a leader in medical education, research and patient care throughout the Southeast and the nation. A tertiary regional referral center for physicians and patients, Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH) and The Vanderbilt Clinic (TVC) consistently rank among the premier health care facilities in the United States. Vanderbilt's programs in cancer, ENT, hormonal disorders, gynecology, renal disease, neurology, orthopaedics, pulmonary disease, rheumatology and urology were deemed among the best such programs nationally. Additionally, VUMC's Level I trauma center, comprehensive burn center and LifeFlight air emergency transport program offer critical trauma care for a three-state region. The Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute has become one of the nation's foremost cardiac research programs. The Vanderbilt Transplant Center is the most active in the world. In addition, the Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital is the only freestanding facility of its kind in Middle Tennessee. The Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital is a full-service, 88-bed psychiatric hospital offering specialized services to children, adolescents and adults.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Vanderbilt Behavioral Health

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Sciences


Tennessee Valley Healthcare System-VA Nashville

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The Nashville VA Medical Center is one of two main campuses in the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS), comprising two medical centers and nine outpatient clinics. The Nashville campus offers primary, secondary and tertiary care to veterans living in middle Tennessee and Kentucky. TVHS is affiliated with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Meharry Medical College, with active residency programs in all major medical and surgical specialties and sub-specialties. In addition, the Nashville campus supports a vigorous research program of over $26 million annually. The Nashville campus serves as a VHA resource for solid organ and bone marrow transplants.

Tennessee Valley Health Care System - Nashville Campus

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NHC Cool Springs – Franklin, Tenn.

NHC Place at Cool Springs is a comprehensive senior care campus in Franklin, Tenn., offering fellows robust exposure to the full continuum of geriatric psychiatric care. The facility includes a 180‑bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation center, assisted living apartments, and a dedicated memory care community, allowing trainees to work closely with older adults across varying levels of cognitive and functional impairment. Fellows gain hands-on experience in the evaluation and management of neurocognitive disorders, mood and psychotic illnesses, behavioral disturbances, and complex medical-psychiatric comorbidities within an interdisciplinary team model. The campus emphasizes resident-centered care, family engagement, and quality of life, providing a rich educational environment that supports the fellow’s development of clinical expertise in long-term care and memory care psychiatry.