Mount Sinai / Bronx VA Advanced Fellowship in Mental Illness Research and Treatment (MIRT)

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai / James J. Peters VA Medical Center MIRECC

PsychiatryPsychiatric researchResearch fellowship
Destination
USA
New York, United States

Overview

Two-year VA advanced fellowship training psychiatrists, psychologists and allied professionals as clinical researchers in serious mental illness (including psychosis) and suicide, with ~75% research and education time.

The programme

Training type
Research fellowship
Duration
2 years
Start
Flexible, typically July–October
Positions
3 per year (1 psychiatrist)
Accreditation
Not stated on official page
Department
Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility
Psychiatrists: completed ACGME residency, board eligible/certified, unrestricted US licence
International applicants
IMGs need current visa and ECFMG certificate; J-1 holders need ECFMG sponsorship
Visa support
Not stated on official page
Licence requirement
Not stated on official page

How to apply

Deadline
Applications open in the fall before start
Application method
Psychiatrists email materials to programme contact (letter naming mentor, CV, 3 letters, transcripts, writing sample)

Funding

Funding
VA stipend, health/life insurance, paid conference travel

Official sources

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