diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index c2de4e7..0a0a1cf 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ docformatter
 interrogate
 numpy
 pandas
+pydantic
diff --git a/skllm/llm/base.py b/skllm/llm/base.py
index 18b7edf..3a29cf5 100644
--- a/skllm/llm/base.py
+++ b/skllm/llm/base.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, TypeVar, Type
+from pydantic import BaseModel
 
+T = TypeVar('T', bound=BaseModel)
 
 class BaseTextCompletionMixin(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
@@ -13,6 +15,11 @@ def _convert_completion_to_str(self, completion: Any):
         """Converts a completion object to a string"""
         pass
 
+    @abstractmethod
+    def _get_parsed_completion(self, output_model: Type[T], **kwargs) -> T:
+        """Gets a chat completion parsed into the specified Pydantic model"""
+        pass
+
 
 class BaseClassifierMixin(BaseTextCompletionMixin):
     @abstractmethod
diff --git a/skllm/llm/gpt/clients/openai/completion.py b/skllm/llm/gpt/clients/openai/completion.py
index 779c0f2..d9c80c9 100644
--- a/skllm/llm/gpt/clients/openai/completion.py
+++ b/skllm/llm/gpt/clients/openai/completion.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import openai
+from typing import TypeVar, Type
+from pydantic import BaseModel
 from openai import OpenAI
 from skllm.llm.gpt.clients.openai.credentials import (
     set_azure_credentials,
@@ -6,6 +7,8 @@
 )
 from skllm.utils import retry
 
+T = TypeVar('T', bound=BaseModel)
+
 
 @retry(max_retries=3)
 def get_chat_completion(
@@ -50,3 +53,51 @@ def get_chat_completion(
         temperature=0.0, messages=messages, **model_dict
     )
     return completion
+
+
+@retry(max_retries=3)
+def get_parsed_completion(
+    messages: dict,
+    output_model: Type[T],
+    key: str,
+    org: str,
+    model: str = "gpt-3.5-turbo",
+    api="openai",
+) -> T:
+    """Gets a chat completion parsed into the specified Pydantic model.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    messages : dict
+        input messages to use.
+    output_model : Type[T]
+        Pydantic model class to parse the response into.
+    key : str
+        The OPEN AI key to use.
+    org : str
+        The OPEN AI organization ID to use.
+    model : str, optional
+        The OPEN AI model to use. Defaults to "gpt-3.5-turbo".
+    api : str
+        The API to use. Must be one of "openai" or "azure". Defaults to "openai".
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    parsed_model : T
+        Instance of the specified Pydantic model
+    """
+    if api in ("openai", "custom_url"):
+        client = set_credentials(key, org)
+    elif api == "azure":
+        client = set_azure_credentials(key, org)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid API")
+    
+    completion = client.beta.chat.completions.parse(
+        model=model,
+        messages=messages,
+        response_format=output_model,
+        temperature=0.0
+    )
+    
+    return completion.choices[0].message.parsed
diff --git a/tests/test_structured_outputs.py b/tests/test_structured_outputs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f78d3dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_structured_outputs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+
+import unittest
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from skllm.llm.gpt.clients.openai.completion import get_parsed_completion
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+import skllm.llm.gpt.clients.openai.completion as completion_mod
+
+class DummyCompletions:
+    def __init__(self, model_cls):
+        self._model_cls = model_cls
+
+    def parse(self, *, model, messages, response_format, temperature):
+        # response_format is the Pydantic model class (TestEvent)
+        fake = self._model_cls(
+            event_name="science fair",
+            date="Friday",
+            attendees=["Alice", "Bob"],
+        )
+        return SimpleNamespace(
+            choices=[SimpleNamespace(message=SimpleNamespace(parsed=fake))]
+        )
+
+    def create(self, *, temperature, messages, **kwargs):
+        # if you ever test get_chat_completion
+        return {"id": "dummy", "choices": []}
+
+class DummyClient:
+    def __init__(self, model_cls):
+        self.chat = SimpleNamespace(completions=DummyCompletions(model_cls))
+        self.beta = SimpleNamespace(chat=SimpleNamespace(completions=DummyCompletions(model_cls)))
+
+class OpenAITestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.patcher1 = patch.object(
+            completion_mod,
+            "set_credentials",
+            lambda key, org: DummyClient(TestEvent)
+        )
+        self.patcher2 = patch.object(
+            completion_mod,
+            "set_azure_credentials",
+            lambda key, org: DummyClient(TestEvent)
+        )
+        self.patcher1.start()
+        self.patcher2.start()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.patcher1.stop()
+        self.patcher2.stop()
+
+
+class TestEvent(BaseModel):
+    event_name: str
+    date: str
+    attendees: list[str]
+
+class TestOpenAIStructuredOutput(OpenAITestCase):
+    def test_openai_structured_output(self):
+        """Test that structured outputs are properly parsed into Pydantic models."""
+        messages = [
+            {"role": "system", "content": "Extract event information in JSON format"},
+            {"role": "user", "content": "Alice and Bob are attending the science fair on Friday"}
+        ]
+        
+        # Test successful parsing
+        result = get_parsed_completion(
+            messages=messages,
+            output_model=TestEvent,
+            key="dummy_value",  # Replace with actual key
+            org="dummy_value",   # Replace with actual org
+            model="gpt-4o-mini"
+        )
+        
+        # Validate the result structure
+        self.assertIsInstance(result, TestEvent)
+        self.assertIsInstance(result.event_name, str)
+        self.assertGreater(len(result.event_name), 0)
+        self.assertIsInstance(result.date, str)
+        self.assertGreater(len(result.date), 0)
+        self.assertIsInstance(result.attendees, list)
+        self.assertGreaterEqual(len(result.attendees), 2)  # Should have at least Alice and Bob
+        self.assertTrue(all(isinstance(name, str) for name in result.attendees))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()