How is triple board training different from traditional child psychiatry training?
One of the biggest differences between triple board and child psychiatry training is the exposure to healthy children and families without psychopathology. Triple boarders see children longitudinally for five years in a pediatric continuity clinic. They see the broad range of “normal” development, observe transient perturbations in development, and learn to apply a preventative approach to health care. As pediatricians, triple boarders are familiar with medical illnesses of their child psychiatry patients and also understand the experiences that accompany evaluation and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses. Finally, triple boarders meet healthy families under extreme stress in the emergency room, inpatient units and intensive care settings- and learn to support family resilience and address susceptibility to stressors. Traditionally trained child psychiatry residents have longer training experiences with adults (generally 3-4 years compared with 18 months), so often have had a broa
