Psychiatric Research Fellowship
The Department of Psychiatry offers a two-year fellowship in Psychiatric Research for selected residents who have completed the PGY-3 year of training. The fellowship is designed to prepare psychiatrists for a career in research. Activities will include preparing research protocols, assessing research subjects utilizing standardized instruments, and executing clinical trials and neurobiological studies. The trainee will be involved in on-going research projects and will be encouraged to develop a research project suitable for publication. The didactic component will include participation in courses on statistics and research design. Fellows will also be trained in laboratory-based measures. Faculty mentors will be selected to match the trainee's areas of interest. Research fellows with appropriate background may also participate in preclinical studies.
Faculty members with significant involvement in this program:
Name |
Area(s) of Research Expertise |
| Lewis R. Baxter, Jr, MD | PET and Neuroimaging |
| Mark H. Lewis, PhD | Neurobiology of abnormal repetitive behaviors |
| Yijun Liu, PhD | Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) research |
| John M. Petitto, MD | Neuroimmunology |
| Herbert E. Ward, MD | Anxiety disorders |
Length of program: 2 years Apply by 2/15 to begin training on 7/1.