Residents’ Resources
Here we highlight upcoming national opportunities for medical students and trainees to be recognized for their hard work, dedication, and scholarship.
To contribute to the Residents’ Resources feature, contact Matthew L. Edwards, M.D., Deputy Editor ([email protected]).
American Psychiatric Association (APA)/American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF) Diversity Leadership Fellowship
Organization: APA/APAF
Deadline: January 31, 2019
Brief Description: The Diversity Leadership Fellowship is designed to develop leadership to improve the quality of mental health care for the following (not limited to) minority groups at risk and underrepresented in psychiatry: American Indians/Native Alaskans, Asian Americans/Native Hawaiians/Native Pacific Islanders, Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, and the LGBTQ community. Fellows will receive mentorship from the National Minority Mentor's Network and at multiple levels throughout APA, attend APA annual meetings, and have the opportunity to sit on the APA Board of Trustees as a nonvoting member.
Eligibility: Applicants must be an APA member and at least a PGY-2 with two remaining years of training in an accredited U.S. or Canadian psychiatry residency program.
Contact and Website:
E-mail: [email protected];
APA/APAF Psychiatric Research Fellowship
Organization: APA/APAF
Deadline: January 31, 2019
Brief Description: The Psychiatric Research Fellowship provides funding for an early research career psychiatrist to design and conduct a health services/policy-related research study using national data housed at the APA. The fellow's research activities will be carried out under the supervision and guidance of a mentor at his or her institution in collaboration with his or her mentor(s) at the APA Division of Research. Fellows receive a $45,000 stipend and funding to attend 4–5 APA meetings.
Eligibility: Applicants must be an APA member or eligible to become a member of the APA. Psychiatrists who have received their M.D. or D.O. degree and who have completed residency training in general psychiatry or child psychiatry immediately prior to the time the fellowship commences, senior residents (e.g., PGY-3 and above) with at least 50% protected time for research during the fellowship period are eligible. Prior research experience is preferred.
Contact and Website:
Email: [email protected];
APA/APAF Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Organization: APA/APAF
Deadline: January 31, 2019
Brief Description: A 2-year opportunity for residents interested in a career in child and adolescent psychiatry. Fellows receive funding to attend two APA annual meetings and two APA September Components meetings. Fellows receive mentorship from child and adolescent psychiatrists and leaders in the field, attend scientific sessions at the APA Annual Meeting, and participate on an assigned APA council where organizational decisions are made.
Eligibility: Applicants must be an APA member, a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and a psychiatry resident, fellow, or early-career psychiatrist.
Contact and Website:
Email: [email protected];
Web: https://www.psychiatry.org/residents-medical-students/residents/fellowships
Jeanne Spurlock Congressional Fellowship
Organization: American Psychiatric Association (APA)
Deadline: January 31, 2019
Brief Description: The aim of the fellowship is to provide an opportunity for a psychiatry resident or early-career psychiatrist with significant interest in child and/or minority mental health advocacy to work in a congressional office. The recipient will serve a 10-month fellowship in Washington, DC, during which he or she will be introduced to the structure and development of federal and congressional health policy focused on mental health issues affecting minorities and underserved populations, including children.
Eligibility: Applicants must be an APA member, a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and a psychiatry resident, fellow, or early-career psychiatrist.
Contact and Website:
E-mail: [email protected];
