The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program at OHSU encourages fellows to incorporate the humanities into their study and practice. This means reading literature, poetry, comics, watching TV shows and films, and discussing their interests with colleagues. This also involves co-reading or watching shows/movies that captivate the young people with whom they are privileged to work. Finally, many fellows—no matter their background—pursue creative outlets (drawing their own comics and writing creative pieces).

Portland has a vibrant art scene and the CAP Fellowship engages as much as possible with the city’s creative culture. Each year trainees enjoy coursework on somatic mindfulness, graphic medicine, cinema, story-telling and improvisation. Fellows take a yearly developmental book tour at a local bookstore, (the world's largest independent bookstore). We get together for “silent reading parties".  We have a film night and enjoy time discussing the human stories told that reflect what is common among people rather than what separates us.

A few of our visiting Child Psych Humanities and Arts Lecturers include:

Domeka Parker, is an actor, educator, activist, owner & artistic Director, Deep End Theater & Sound Improv in Portland, Oregon

Chell Parkins EdD, is the Director of Dance Education at the University of Wisconsin at Madison

Nicole J. Georges, is a writer, illustrator, podcaster & professor from Portland, Oregon. 

Check out our zoom drawing guidelines for step-by-step instructions on how to draw over a virtual zoom platform.