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]).
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.
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.
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.
Website:http://icahn.mssm.edu/education/residencies-fellowships/list/transgender-psychiatry-fellowship
Fellowship/Award
Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP) Trainee Travel Award
Organization: ACLP
Deadline: July 2, 2018
Brief Description: To encourage psychosomatic fellows, residents, and medical students to join ACLP, attend the annual meeting. A limited number of monetary awards are given to help offset the cost of attending the annual meeting (ACLP Council determines the dollar amount and number of awards.)
Eligibility: Medical students, residents, and fellows.
Website:https://www.clpsychiatry.org/about-aclp/awards/trai-trav/#how_to_apply
Fellowship/Award
Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP) William Webb Fellowship Program
Organization: ACLP
Deadline: July 2, 2018
Brief Description: This fellowship is designed to support residents and fellows in psychosomatic medicine at an early stage in their careers. One-year appointments in which each fellow will have a designated mentor and present a paper at the annual meeting. Financial support will be provided for each fellow’s organizational membership for 1 year and for annual meeting registration fees.
Eligibility: PGY-3 psychiatry resident or psychosomatic fellow.
Website:https://www.clpsychiatry.org/about-aclp/awards/webb-fship/
