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., Senior Deputy Editor ([email protected]).
American Psychiatric Association/American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APA/APAF) Diversity Leadership Fellowship
Organization: APA
Deadline: January 31, 2020
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 2 remaining years of training in an accredited U.S. or Canadian psychiatry residency program.
Contact and Website: Email: [email protected]
APA/APAF Public Psychiatry Fellowship
Organization: APA
Deadline: January 31, 2020
Brief Description: The aim of the Public Psychiatry Fellowship is to create the next generation of leaders in public psychiatry. This program creates opportunities for residents to participate in important APA activities, plan workshops at the Institute on Psychiatric Services (IPS), and interact with thought leaders in the field of public psychiatry. Fellows have the opportunity to sit on the APA Board of Trustees as a nonvoting member.
Eligibility: Applicants must be an APA member, a PGY 1 or PGY-2 in accredited U.S. or Canadian psychiatry residency program with 2 remaining years of training, and have strong interest in public/community psychiatry.
Contact and Website: Email: [email protected]
APA/APAF Psychiatric Research Fellowship
Organization: APA
Deadline: January 31, 2020
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 four to five 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 and senior residents (e.g., ≥PGY-3) 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 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) Minority Fellowship Program and APA SAMSHA Substance Abuse Minority Fellowship
Organization: APA/SAMSHA
Deadline: January 31, 2020
Brief Description: The goal of the APA SAMSHA Minority Fellowship is to enhance the knowledge and capabilities of racial and ethnic minority psychiatry residents to teach, administer, conduct services research, and provide culturally competent, evidence-based mental health services to minority and/or underserved populations. Fellows receive mentorship from the National Minority Mentor’s Network and at multiple levels throughout APA. Fellows have the opportunity to sit on the APA Board of Trustees as a nonvoting member.
Eligibility: Applicants must be an APA member, at least a PGY-2, and remain in training the entire duration of the fellowship. African-American, Alaskan Native, American Indian, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander residents are especially encouraged to apply.
Contact and Website: Email: [email protected]
American Psychiatric Association (APA) Resident Recognition Award
Organization: APA
Deadline: March 31, 2020
Brief Description: The Resident Recognition Award is presented annually to outstanding psychiatry residents or fellows from each department or institution who exemplify one or more APA values. Multiple awards are given each year.
Eligibility: Candidates must be resident or fellow members in good standing in their training program and exemplify one or more APA values.
Contact and Website: Email: [email protected]
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Pilot Research Award for Junior Faculty and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows
Organization: AACAP
Deadline: April 1, 2020
Brief Description: The AACAP Pilot Research Award offers $15,000 for general psychiatry residents who have an interest in beginning a career in child and adolescent mental health research. By providing up to three awards to general psychiatry residents for pilot research programs, the funders support young investigators at a critical stage, encouraging future careers in child and adolescent psychiatry research. Recipients have the opportunity to submit a poster presentation on their research for AACAP’s 67th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, October 19–24, 2020. The award also includes the cost of attending the AACAP Annual Meeting for 5 days.
Eligibility: Applicants must be a general psychiatry resident, not have any previous significant individual research funding in child and adolescent mental health, and either be members of AACAP or have a membership application pending. Candidates must agree to submit a poster presentation at the annual meeting.
Contact and Website: Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Awards/Resident_and_ECP_Awards/AACAP_Pilot_Research_Award.aspx
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Pilot Research Award for Learning Disabilities
Organization: AACAP Supported by the Elaine Schlosser Lewis Fund
Deadline: April 1, 2020
Brief Description: The AACAP Pilot Research Award for Learning Disabilities for Junior Faculty and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows offers $15,000 for child and adolescent psychiatry fellows and junior faculty who have an interest in beginning a career in child and adolescent mental health research. By providing one award to a child and adolescent psychiatry junior faculty member or fellow for pilot research on learning disabilities, the funders support a young investigator at a critical stage, encouraging a future career in child and adolescent psychiatry research. The recipient has the opportunity to submit a poster presentation at AACAP’s 67th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, October 19–24, 2020.
Eligibility: Candidates must be board-eligible or certified in child and adolescent psychiatry or enrolled in a child and adolescent psychiatry residency or fellowship program or have a faculty appointment in an accredited medical school or be in a fully accredited child and adolescent psychiatry clinical research or training program. Candidates may not have more than 2 years of experience following graduation from residency or fellowship training and must not have any previous significant, individual research funding in the field. All candidates must either be AACAP members or have a membership application pending and agree to submit a poster presentation on his or her research at the annual meeting.
Contact and Website: Email: [email protected]
