II Academic/Research Track
All fellows receive didactic training in research methodology, participate in journal club, teach (medical students and other trainees), and have the opportunity to do a research elective for ½ day per week for 4 months in their second year.
The academic/research track offers interested fellows the opportunity to devote additional time to research and/or teaching beginning in their first year
Year 1
Teaching
Fellows can
- take Teacher Education Development Workshop(s) or Residents as Teachers 2-day workshop (held biannually)
- lecture to medical students, general psychiatry residents, and residents from other departments (e.g., pediatrics, internal medicine, family medicine)
- mentor with a senior faculty member
Research
Fellows can
- participate in ongoing research by faculty in the Child Division of Department of Psychiatry. (e.g., research on autism, schizophrenia, neuroimaging)
- conduct research for equivalent of 1 day per month.
- work with a mentor to develop own research project in an area of interest
Year 2
Teaching
Fellows can
- work with a faculty member, co-teach medical students in neurosciences small group tutorial for 4-8 weeks
- lecture to medical students, general psychiatry residents, and residents from other departments (e.g., pediatrics, internal medicine, family medicine)
- mentor with a senior faculty member
- work as Chief Fellow
Research
Fellows can
- continue work begun in Year 1 or develop new project
- conduct research ½ day per week
- in addition, devote elective block of ½ day per week for 4 months to research
- develop a poster for presentation at national meeting, and/or present a Grand Rounds