Boston University Medical Campus- Massachusetts General Hospital Global Psychiatric Clinical Research Training Program - The objective of the Boston University Medical Campus-Massachusetts General Hospital Global Psychiatry Clinical Research Training Program (BUMC-MGH GPCRTP) is to develop independent clinical scientists equipped to address the most pressing mental health challenges in both global and in U.S. settings. Postdoctoral fellows will be prepared to work collaboratively across disciplines and cultures to respond to the substantial burden of mental health related diseases among populations affected by poverty, trauma, displacement, and other barriers to care. The program emphasizes the development and implementation of scalable, evidence-based mental health interventions relevant to low-resource settings globally and to rural and underserved communities within the United States, including immigrant, refugee, and marginalized populations. The proposed postdoctoral fellowship is a three-year clinical research training program that will be administered by Boston Medical Center (BMC) and combines rigorous didactic instruction, clinical research methods training from Boston University and Harvard University, practice in working effectively with disadvantaged communities, and immersive, mentored clinical research experiences in both domestic and international settings. Four fellows will be drawn from a highly selective applicant pool and mentored by faculty recognized as leaders in major psychiatric subspecialties and clinical research methodologies. Each fellow will have at least one senior mentor at their primary training site (BUMC or MGH), an onsite mentor at the international site, and an additional mentor specializing in research methods depending on individual training needs. Fellows will complete a mentored research project at an international training site in Barbados, Ethiopia, Kenya, Peru, Uganda or Ukraine on topics such as addictions, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, PTSD/trauma/complex emergency, HIV mental health, women’s mental health, and childhood mental disorders. They will utilize a variety of research skills and techniques to understand the scope of a problem, and to develop innovative interventions that are feasible and clinically relevant across settings. Fellows are expected to be well situated for a NIH or equivalent K award application by the end of the third year of the program. With heavily circumscribed clinical responsibilities, trainees will focus on the refinement of their research projects, developing international collaborations, and strengthening their clinical research skills.
