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 Enrico 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
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