Summer Medical Student Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Supported by the Campaign for America's Kids
This AACAP 2010 Summer Medical Student Fellowship supported by AACAP's Campaign for America's Kids offers a chance for medical students to explore a career in child and adolescent psychiatry, gain valuable work experience, and meet leaders in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry. The fellowship opportunity provided up to $3,500 for 12 weeks of clinical or research training under a child and adolescent psychiatrist mentor. The fellowship program is administered through AACAP's Department of Research, Training, and Education and Training and Education Committee under the direction of Jeffrey Hunt, M.D.
The 2010 recipients, along with their mentors and project titles, are:
Olusinmi Bamgbose
Morehouse School of Medicine
Mentor: Jeff Sugar, M.D.
Project: Residential Education: A Promising Approach for Foster Youth
Ish Bhalla
University of Toledo, College of Medicine
Mentor: Bradley Peterson, M.D.
Project: A Volumetric Study of the Thalamus in Children and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Neil Bruce
West Virginia University
Mentor: Tatiana Falcone, M.D., MPH
Project: S100B as a Tool for Risk Assessment in Suicidal Youth
Matthew Hirschtritt
Cleveland Clinic
Mentor: Robert Findling, M.D.
Project: Safety Profile of Combined Lithium and Divalproex Sodium Therapy for Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Elisabeth Netherton
University of Texas, Houston
Mentor: Dawnelle Schatte, M.D.
Project: Potential for Oxytocin Use in Children and Adolescents with Mental Illness
Phaedra Pascoe
University of Washington
Mentor: Carol Rockhill, M.D., Ph.D., MPH
Project: The Children's Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Telemental Health Study (CATTS): Examination of Baseline Comorbidity and Its Association with Caregiver Stress and Depression
Marina Post
Baylor College of Medicine
Mentor: Ayesha Mian, M.D.
Project: Dimensions of Trauma Predict Specific Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Inner-City Youth: A Preliminary Study
The 2010 Summer Medical Student Fellows presented their research during New Research Poster Session 6 on Saturday, October 30, 2010. If you missed this New Research Poster Session, log on to the Annual Meeting website to read about these posters.
