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Academic Psychiatry - Trainee Editorial Fellowship


Rashi Aggarwal, M.D., Director
William E. Greenberg, M.D., Senior Editorial Mentor
Ann Schwartz, M.D., Senior Editorial Mentor
2023-2024 Fellows
Ingrid L. Chen, M.D.
Henry Onyeaka, M.D., M.P.H.
Graduated Fellows
Amanda J. Calhoun, M.D., M.P.H. 
Juliet Edgcomb, M.D., Ph.D.
Ruth F. McCann, M.D.
Joshua Wortzel, M.D., M.Phil.
Bernice Yau, M.D.

The Academic Psychiatry Trainee Editorial Fellowship is an opportunity for psychiatry residents and fellows with demonstrated interest in education, scholarship, and leadership to expand their skills in scholarly publication. This 1-year, unfunded fellowship will provide trainees in programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education with an opportunity to learn about and participate in the peer review and editing process for an academic medical journal.

Duties

  • Begin by being immersed in the peer review process via reviewing manuscripts submitted to Academic Psychiatry under the mentorship of an editorial board member
  • After demonstrating facility with the peer review process, shadow and work with an assigned journal manuscript handling editor from submission of new manuscripts to the final publication decisions
  • Engage in an academic project related to the journal (e.g., co-authoring with an editor-mentor an editorial to be published in the journal, teaching peers, or researching a topic related to journal operations)
  • Attend editorial staff meetings and at least one editorial board meeting

Eligibility at the time of application

  • Resident in postgraduate year 3 or 4 or Fellow in any psychiatry subspecialty at the time of application
  • Demonstrated track record of interest in teaching, scholarly presentation(s), or scholarly publication(s)

Application Materials

Please email the following materials, combined into a single pdf, to the attention of Ann Tennier, Managing Editor, at acadpsychiatry@gmail.com (this opens in a new tab) between August 1 and October 15 for selection by end of December.

  • Personal statement (not to exceed 500 words)
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Letter of recommendation from program director or mentor

Selection Criteria

The selection committee will consider the following factors:

  • Demonstrated interest and commitment to a career in academic psychiatry
  • Demonstrated interest in academic writing
  • Demonstrated interest in teaching
  • The likely impact of the fellowship on the career of the applicant

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