With renewed funding from the National Institute of Mental Health, the Integrated Mental Health Fellowship will continue to prepare clinicians from mental health and primary care specialties for careers in mental health services research at the interface of mental health and primary care. Started by Dr. Wayne Katon some 25 years ago, this continually funded T32 program has trained 38 psychiatrists and primary care physicians in mental health services research. The majority of graduates have been recruited to academic positions and received independent grant funding for their research. To date, 22 have been promoted to associate professor, four have been promoted to professor, and five have served as department chairs or associate chairs of their respective academic departments. All but one graduate have published in the peer reviewed literature, with more than 1,000 peer-reviewed journal articles in total. This renewal will add another five years of funding for a total of 30 years.

Eligibility for the program has been expanded to include physicians and clinical psychologists (PhD or PsyD) who wish to receive formal training in primary care psychiatry / mental health services research. The new inclusion of clinical psychologists is particularly timely given that our Department was recently awarded a NIMH ALACRITY Center which focuses on the integration of psychosocial interventions into primary care settings.

The Fellowship will continue to be directed by Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA (PI) with additional leadership provided by John Fortney, PhD (Associate Director) and Co-Directors Patricia Areán, PhD (Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences), Ian Bennett, MD, PhD (Family Medicine and Psychiatry), and Laura Richardson, MD, MPH (Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine). We are currently recruiting for interested candidates with a start date of July 1, 2019.