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APIRE/Wyeth Pharmaceuticals M.D./Ph.D. Research Fellowship

Purpose

The American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Psychiatric Research Fellowship provides one year of funding and is designed to support two post-graduate psychiatry trainees with research experience, specifically to focus on research and personal scholarship. Minimal time (less than 15%) will be devoted to teaching, patient care, consultation, or other duties. The protection of time for research should be assured by the department chairman. Individuals who have received their M.D. or D.O. and a Ph.D. degree and who have completed residency training in general psychiatry or child psychiatry immediately prior to the time the fellowship commences are encouraged to apply. The Fellowship is designed for residents who: a) have demonstrated significant research potential, b) have had research training (i.e. as part of their work towards their Ph.D.), and c) are not already established investigators. These individuals must also be members of the APA. A stipend of $45,000 will be paid to each institution for disbursement to the fellows. The annual deadline for receipt of all applications and supporting materials is October 14. An original and five collated copies of each application and all supporting materials are required. More detailed guidelines are available from the American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education; 1000 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 1825; Arlington, VA 22209-3901; 1-800-852-1390.

Nomination/Application Requirements

Each chairman of a Department of Psychiatry is invited to nominate one outstanding resident for fellowship. The chairman is requested to send a letter of recommendation providing details about the candidate's accomplishments and activities that justify the nomination and the institutional resources available to support the applicant in his/her research training endeavors. Accompanying this should be a copy of the nominee's CV and a statement, not to exceed four pages, by the nominee describing: a) his/her career goals and b) the specific objectives for his/her research training fellowship and the specific plans for meeting those objectives. A statement by the candidate's preceptor is also required which describes the preceptor's accomplishments as both a researcher and mentor as well as a description of the specific responsibilities that preceptor would have with regard to the applicant's research training program.

Selection

Applications are evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:

• Applicant's qualifications
• Preceptor's qualifications
• Quality of research training plan
• Adequacy of institutional resources and facilities

Annual Deadline

October 14

Submit all materials to:

APIRE/Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Research Fellowship
American Psychiatric Institute
for Research and Education
1000 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 1825
Arlington, VA 22209-3901