Concentration Requirements

• Complete and write up a scholarly project under the guidance of a faculty mentor

• Complete the PGY-4 CGP didactic selective on Advocacy and Structural Competency

• Community Concentration only: Complete two PGY3-4 clinical electives in community psychiatry (must be at different clinical sites)

• Global Concentration only: Complete one PGY3-4 clinical elective in community psychiatry and at least one additional global mental health elective (this includes international rotations and/or the UCLA Psychiatry Asylum Clinic)

• Highly encouraged, with support provided by CGP core faculty

  • Participate in the CGP mentorship program, which matches residents with faculty based on mutual interests and preferred areas of mentorship

  • Organize a CGP-related event (e.g., site visit, Policy and Change event)

  • Present a Social Determinants Case Conference, working with a faculty discussant

  • Attend at least one relevant conference/meeting during residency (pending approval by residency administration)

  • When available, attend (and help organize!) CGP career lunch talks, case conferences, journal clubs, seminars, site visits, and resident-faculty networking events

  • Apply to relevant fellowships/awards

  • Submit scholarly project(s) for publication

  • Submit presentations to relevant conferences, such as the APA Annual and Institute for Psychiatric Services Meetings, the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture, and World Congress of Cultural Psychiatry

Suggested Timeline

PGY-1

• Enroll in concentration by contacting CGP faculty lead and CGP chief residents

• Program mentor(s) assigned based on individual interests to provide broad career/project guidance

PGY-2

• July-December: Identify potential mentors for PGY-3 research or policy project

• October: Attend IPS Mental Health Services Annual Meeting, or other conference of interest

• December 15th: Submit PGY-3 project proposal to CGP for review

• February-March: Submit final PGY-3 project proposal to residency program for approval

• February-March: Select PGY-3 community clinical rotation of interest

PGY-3 and PGY-4

• Take the PGY4 didactic selective on Advocacy and Structural Competency

• Complete scholarly project under the guidance of a faculty mentor

• Submit written report of scholarly project results to the CGP faculty lead by April of PGY-4 year

• Attend and present at IPS, APA, SSPC, or other conference(s) of interest

• Organize CGP events and present at Social Determinants Case Conference 

• Community Concentration: Complete two clinical rotations in community psychiatry

• Global Concentration: Complete one clinical community psychiatry rotation and one global mental health elective 

Concentration in Community Psychiatry

Class of 2019

Nichole Goodsmith, MD PhD. Fellow in the UCLA National Clinician Scholars Program

Elizabeth Moore, MD. Fellow in the UCLA National Clinician Scholars Program

Sonya Shadravan, MD. Fellow in the UCLA Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program, then psychiatrist in the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Office of Diversion and Reentry

Class of 2020

Nicolás Barceló, MD. Fellow in the UCLA National Clinician Scholars Program

Isabella Morton, MD MPH. Fellow in the UCSF Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program

Laura Halpin, MD PhD. Fellow in the UCLA Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program

Class of 2021

Gregory Gabrellas, MD. Fellow in the Columbia/Cornell University Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program.

Class of 2022

Ann Crawford-Roberts, MD MPH. Federally Qualified Health Clinic Psychiatrist, National Health Services Corps

Jennifer Manegold, MD, MS. Fellow in the UCLA Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program

Brittany Tarrant, MD, MS. Fellow in the UCLA Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program

Class of 2024

Jennifer Cohenmehr, MD MPH,  Amae Health and UCLA SHIP (Student Mental Health Clinic)

Dennis Dacarett Galeano, MD MPH, DGSOM Bruin Scholar, Assistant Professor in UCLA Psychiatry, Psychiatrist in the UCLA Health Homeless Healthcare Collaborative

Rohit Mukherjee, MD MPH, Fellow in the Columbia University Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program

Hilary Wright, MD MPH, Fellow in the UCLA National Clinician Scholars Program

Concentration in Global Mental Health

Class of 2020

Isabella Morton, MD MPH. Fellow in the UCSF Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program

Alpna Agrawal, MD PhD. Faculty position in the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System - UCLA

Class of 2022

Ann Crawford-Roberts, MD MPH. Federally Qualified Health Clinic Psychiatrist, National Health Services Corps

Class of 2024

Hilary Wright, MD MPH, Fellow in the UCLA National Clinician Scholars Program