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 Anna Kim, M.D., Deputy Editor ([email protected]).
April Deadline
Fellowship/Award
ACNP Travel Award
Organization: American College of Neuro Psychopharmacology (ACNP)
Deadline: April 25, 2018
Brief Description: This award offers an opportunity to attend a scientific program in clinical and basic research on brain-behavior-drug interactions and to interact with internationally distinguished researchers and scientists. Benefits include an ACNP mentor, opportunity to present a poster, and invitation to attend additional ACNP annual meetings.
Eligibility: Medical students and psychiatry residents; applicants may be no more than 5 years posttraining.
Contact and Website:
https://acnp.org/annual-meeting/travel-awards
July Deadlines
Fellowship/Award
2018 Promising Scholars Award Program
Organization: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., and the Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Information Service
Deadline: July 1, 2018
Brief Description: This is a scholarly paper competition on the topic of "tardive dyskinesia." First- and second-place awards in the amounts of $2,500 and $1,500, respectively, will be presented at the 2018 Institute for Psychiatric Services Meeting, Oct 4–7 2018 in Chicago. Papers should be no longer than 15 double-spaced typed pages (excluding references and illustrations).
Eligibility: First author must be a student, resident, or fellow.
Contact and Website:
http://www.mhaus.org/nmsis/about-us/what-is-nmsis
Fellowship/Award
Mood and Interventional Psychiatry Fellowship
Organization: Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital
Deadline: July 1, 2018
Brief Description: This PGY-5 ($80,000–$90,000 yearly) position will be based on the Mood Disorders Inpatient Unit at Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital and will provide intensive supervision and training in advanced interventions for mood-refractory depression and interventional psychiatry (ECT, ketamine infusion for depression, and neural stimulation with TMS), as well as advanced training in administrative and leadership aspects of modern evidence-based inpatient psychiatric practice.
Eligibility: Candidates must have completed a general psychiatry residency, have or be able to obtain a Connecticut license, and be board-eligible.
Contact and Website:
Fellowship/Award
Transgender Psychiatry Fellowship
Organization: Mount Sinai's Institute for Advanced Medicine
Deadline: July 1, 2018
Brief Description: This is a paid ($76,148 + conference/travel expenses) 1-year opportunity to work at the Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery (CTMS) under the supervision of leading experts in transgender psychiatry. CTMS is located in the heart of New York City (Chelsea) and is a fully integrated clinic with medical, psychiatric, and surgical services provided. Available services include pastoral care, social work, and legal aid, all of which are tailored to transgender and gender non-conforming individuals.
Eligibility: Candidates must have completed a general psychiatry residency, have or be able to obtain a New York State license, and be board-eligible.
Contact and Website:
http://icahn.mssm.edu/education/residencies-fellowships/list/transgender-psychiatry-fellowship
