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NIMH-Funded Research Education Programs Supporting Psychiatry Residents

The NIMH encourages applications to the following Research Education Grant (R25) funding opportunities from institutions and organizations that propose innovative research educational activities during psychiatry residency for research-oriented residents. These programs will facilitate the development of research-oriented physician-scientists who are prepared to conduct research in scientific areas that fulfill the objectives of the NIMH Strategic Plan. For more details and FAQs, please see NIMH Research Education Programs Supporting Psychiatric Residents (R25).

Link to program announcement:

NIMH Research Education Programs Supporting Psychiatry Residents (R25) 

Currently funded programs:

For medical residents:

InstitutionProgram NameProgram Directors / Contacts
DUKE UNIVERSITYDuke University Psychiatry Physician-Scientist Residency Training Program Jonathan Posner, MD
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITALFostering Research Mentorship and Training During Psychiatry Residency Maurizio Fava, MD, PhD 
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAEducating Physician Scientists in Psychiatry (EPSP): Firing up the next generation of translational and clinical neuroscientists Maria Oquendo, MD, PHD
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCOTRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCHERS Susan Voglmaier, MD, PhD
YALE UNIVERSITYIntegrated Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Training (IMPORT) in Psychiatry Christopher Pittenger, MD, PhD
YALE UNIVERSITYResearch Education for Future Physician-Scientists in Child Psychiatry Andres Martin, MD
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGOPsychiatry Research Residency Training Track Neal R. Swerdlow, M.D.,PH.D
UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTERTranslational Research Activities in Neuropsychiatry (TRAIN) Madhukar H. Trivedi, M.D.
EMORY UNIVERSITYEmory Psychiatry Clinical Scientist Training Program (CSTP) Andrew Miller, MD
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYWashington University Psychiatry Residency Research Education Program Nuri Farber, MD
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVERPathways for Physician Scientist Training in Psychiatric Research Neill Epperson, MD
RHODE ISLAND HOSPITALPromoting Child and Adolescent Research During Training Larry K Brown 
NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INCResearch Education in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Jeremy Veenstravanderweele, MD
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAITraining the Next Generation of Psychiatrists-Scientists for Translational Research Maria Perez Rodriguez, MD, PhD
NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INCPriming the Pump: Training Physician-Scientists in Translational Psychiatry Melissa Arbuckle, MD, PHD 
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGOPost-Graduate Research Training Aligned with the NIMH Strategic Plan Evan Goulding, MD, PhD
BROWN UNIVERSITYPromoting Research Training During Psychiatry Residency Audrey Tyrka MD, PhD