APA SAMHSA Resident Fellowship Program

Supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) provides a one-year fellowship to psychiatry residents who are at the PG1 level or higher and are committed to addressing inequities in mental health. This fellowship aims to improve behavioral health care outcomes for racial and ethnic populations by growing the number of racial and ethnic psychiatrists in the nation’s behavioral health workforce. The program also seeks to train and better prepare psychiatrists to more effectively treat and serve people of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. If you are interested in becoming a leader and are committed to a career providing culturally sensitive psychiatric care, we invite you to apply.

In their year-long fellowship, participants receive support for their own innovative and creative Capstone Project which should aim to address mental health inequities in their chosen community, monthly virtual professional development sessions, gain access to employment opportunities through a virtual job fair, gain understanding of mental health inequalities and cultural humility through the LEAD Institute, and receive mentorship and sponsorship from leaders in psychiatry through the Advocate & Protégé Program. They also have access to several in person conferences including the APA Annual Meeting, the APA Mental Health Services Conference, the September Component Meetings, and the Spring Leadership Institute, which is an opportunity for them to explore DC Behavioral Health Facilities and hear from industry leaders on their research. In addition, they sit on an APA council, committee, or work group which allows them to gain experience of APA Governance.