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Minority
Medical Student Elective in HIV Psychiatry
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Join the Psychiatry
Student Interest Group Network
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Year-Off Training
Program for Graduate or Medical Students
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The
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Program at NIH
1.) Minority
Medical Student Elective in HIV Psychiatry
OVERVIEW:
Minority medical students will receive a
stipend for a 4th year elective rotation in
HIV psychiatry. This rotation will provide an
intense training in HIV mental health including
neuropsychiatry, a clinical and/or research
experience, and participation in the Committee
on AIDS of the American Psychiatric
Association. This new program is intended to
identify minority medical students and those who
have primary interests in services related to
HIV/AIDS and substance abuse and its
relationship to the mental health or the
psychological well being of ethnic minorities.
DESCRIPTION:
Students will
be paired and spend September 2007 at elective sites
working with a mentor/preceptor. Students will
travel to Washington, DC, to
attend an intensive 2- day training in HIV
psychiatry, meet with experts and leadership,
and participate in the fall meetings of the
American Psychiatric Association. Students who
are interested in pursuing a residency in
psychiatry may also qualify to the APA Annual
Meeting for continued training and additional
mentor activities. This is a suitable rotation
for students interested in psychiatry,
internal medicine, pediatrics, or research
careers. A small stipend will be
provided.
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES:
Students will
learn about:
• the impact
of HIV on the brain and mind;
• cultural
issues in people at risk for or infected with
HIV;
• impact of
antiretroviral medication on viral replication
in the CNS;
• the
emotional impact of HIV and its effects on
family, friends, social network;
• the
pharmacological treatment of psychiatric
symptoms/disorders in people
infected with
HIV.
The heart of
the program will be in establishing a mentor
relationship at one of five sites, becoming
involved with a cohort of medical students
interested in HIV medicine/psychiatry,
participating in an interactive
didactic/experiential learning program, and
moving students towards high achievement in
areas related to ethnic minority mental health
research or psychiatric services.
2005 SITES:
Harvard
University, Boston, MA
University of
Miami, Miami, FL
Columbia
University, New York, NY
University of
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Additional
sites may be added or substituted
FELLOWSHIP
PERIOD
September
1-30, 2007
ELIGIBILITY
U.S. citizens
attending M.D. degree-granting institutions
accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical
Education of the Association of American Medical
Colleges, or in D.O. degree-granting colleges of
osteopathic medicine accredited by the Bureau of
Professional Education of the American
Osteopathic Association are eligible. Candidates
must be fourth year students in good academic
standing. Selected students who are not APA
members will automatically receive membership.
APA membership is free for medical students.
Preference will be given to minority candidates.
APPLICATION
PROCESS
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Applicants
must submit the following items:
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A completed
application form
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A brief
statement of interest, not to exceed one
typewritten page
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Letter from
the medical school Dean’s office indicating that
the applicant is a medical student in good
academic standing .
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A copy of the
medical student’s curriculum vitae
Application
forms can be downloaded from www.psych.org/aids.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
The deadline for submission is March 31, 2007.
Selection will be announced at the end of April,
2007. All applications should be submitted to:
American
Psychiatric Association
Office of HIV
Psychiatry
1000 Wilson
Blvd., Suite 1825
Arlington,
VA 22209
For more
information, please contact Diane Pennessi,
Senior Project Manager in the Office of HIV
Psychiatry, at 703.907.8668 or dpennessi@psych.org.
2.) Join the
Psychiatry Student Interest Group Network (PsychSIGN)!
3.) Year-Off
Training Program for Graduate or Medical
Students
Information:
The Year-off Program provides an opportunity for
currently enrolled graduate or medical students
to spend a year engaged in biomedical research
at the NIH, with the understanding that they
will return to their degree-granting institution
within one year. U.S. citizens or permanent
residents who have permission from their
institution to interrupt their studies are
eligible to apply. For additional information on
the Year-off Program, click here (link
below).
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http://www.training.nih.gov/student/Pre-IRTA/irtamanualinterim.asp
4.) The
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Program at NIH
The HHMI-NIH Research Scholars Program, also known as the Cloister
Program, was established in 1985 to give
outstanding students at U.S. medical schools the
opportunity to receive research training at the
National Institutes of Health in Bethesda,
Maryland.
Students in
good standing at U.S. medical, dental, and
veterinary schools are eligible to apply to the
program. Research Scholars spend nine months to
a year on the NIH campus, conducting basic,
translational or applied biomedical research
under the direct mentorship of senior NIH
research scientists.
The Howard
Hughes Medical Institute provides the
administration and funding for the program,
including the salaries and benefits for the
Research Scholars. The NIH provides advisors,
mentors, laboratory space, and equipment and
supplies for laboratory work
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http://www.hhmi.org/cloister/
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