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Medical Students
Why Join SIGN

  • Socialize with students, residents and faculty throughout the U.S. and Canada who share your interest in psychiatry
  • Shadow psychiatrists
  • Find a mentor
  • Attend patient presentations and seminars
  • Start a journal club
  • Participate in community service activities such as bringing Brain Awareness Week to grade school children>
  • Introduce pre-med students to psychiatry
  • Attend the AACAP and APA Annual Meetings as a SIGN representative
  • Develop experience, leadership and valuable contacts
  • Apply for SIGN scholarships:
    • $3,000 Summer Research Scholarship
    • Annual Meeting Scholarship
  • PLUS, each SIGN chapter receives $300 a year in expense reimbursement