The Yale Department of Psychiatry has a strong history of research training – a commitment that remains in our efforts to seek the very best and brightest of our field’s next generation of leaders. From the highly individualized mentorship by senior Departmental faculty to the well established research programs that harness the latest technologies, to the highly elaborated and technically sophisticated research facilities available to trainees, the Department offers the key components necessary for achieving an independent and successful research career.
trains post-doctoral fellows in biological and behavioral neurosciences relevant to mental illness and health and develops the interest of basic scientists in clinical problems as well as interdisciplinary aspects of their own basic research.
provides post-doctoral fellows (MD or PhD) research training in interventions research that affects the functional lives of people with psychiatric disabilities.
provides Yale Department of Psychiatry residents in their PGY II-IV years with dedicated research time for the pursuit of patient-oriented research activities.
provides post-doctoral trainees (MD or PhD) training in research to become independent researchers in the drug abuse field.
provides post-doctoral trainees (MD or PhD) training in research to become independent researchers in the alcoholism field.