Concentrations in Community Psychiatry & Global mental health

Our residency concentrations are career enrichment pathways for future leaders in Community Psychiatry and/or Global Mental Health. While our group's resources and events are open to all, these concentrations include additional clinical rotations in community and global psychiatry, mentorship, and scholarly projects, while connecting residents with a community of passionate, like-minded faculty and trainees.

Upon successful completion of concentration requirements, participants will receive a certificate of completion as well as formal recognition at graduation. Beyond something to add to your CV, the concentration will signal to you and to others that you have spent your time in residency cultivating the tools, experiences, and connections necessary to launch a successful career contributing to the future of community and global psychiatry.

Interested residents may contact us for further information, connection to mentors, assistance with scholarly projects, and any questions.

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 Recipients

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